World Powers Meet To Address Syrian War And The Islamic State

New York Times: World Powers, Meeting in New York, to Address Syrian War and ISIS

UNITED NATIONS — Diplomats from more than a dozen countries met at the Palace Hotel in New York on Friday morning to discuss ending the Syrian civil war and focusing the world’s attention on the threat of the Islamic State.

But it remained unclear whether the major powers could put aside their rivalries and fulfill a key goal — a United Nations Security Council resolution endorsing a plan for resolving the conflict.

At issue is whether the world powers that all have large stakes in the war can end the fighting, and in that way help stem the refugee crisis in Europe and the threat posed by the Islamic State.

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