Thursday, January 28, 2016

Syrian Peace Talks On The Verge Of Collapsing Even Before They Have Begun



DW: Syrian peace talks in jeopardy as opposition to miss start

Friday's scheduled peace talks on Syria in Geneva will begin as scheduled without key opposition members. Their absence, over an aid guarantee, threatens to derail a UN-led push to resolve the five-year civil war.

The latest attempt to advance peace talks that might end Syria's civil war appears to be shaky as the leading opposition group said they will not attend the start of the talks, scheduled for Friday in Geneva.

The opposition council, backed by Saudi Arabia, was meeting in Riyadh when they announced they definitely would not send a delegation to Switzerland.

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More News On The Syrian Peace Talks

Syria peace talks derailed as opposition stays away -- Reuters
Syrian Opposition to Miss Friday Peace Talks -- VOA
Syria opposition to miss start of key peace talks -- AFP
Syrian Peace Talks Are At a Stalemate and They Haven’t Even Started -- Time
U.S. Says ‘No Preconditions’ Ahead of Syrian Peace Talks, But Turkey Gets Its Way on Excluding Kurds -- CNS
Syrian Opposition Group to Protest Kurdish Exclusion From Peace Talks -- Sputnik
Syrian opposition leader: 'Assad does not want a political solution' -- CNN
Syrian peace talks: Doubt looms over start -- CNN
Will Syria Talks Lead To Peace? Concessions In New Geneva Round Doubted By Some -- Lydia Tomkiw, IBTimes
Russia's 'ideal' situation in Syria is closer than ever to becoming a reality -- Natasha Bertrand, Business Insider
How U.S. Concessions Threaten the Syria Peace Talks Before They Start -- WSJ
Why Syrian Peace Talks Might Collapse Before They Even Begin -- Max J. Rosenthal, Mother Jones
The Guardian view on the Syrian peace talks: fake diplomacy is no diplomacy -- The Guardian editorial
Syria peace talks: With few players at the table and too little pressure on Assad negotiations are destined to collapse -- Independent editorial
Obama losing credibility with Syrian opposition leaders -- Nahal Toosi, Politico

3 comments:

Jay Farquharson said...

WNU Editor,

The longer the terrorist jihadi head choppers and their sponsors stay away from the table, the less "claims" they will be able to make.

If they wait long enough, the R+6 might be able to ensure that they don't even have a seat at the table.

RRH said...

If they keep playing games they may not have an a$$ left to sit in the seat.

Jay Farquharson said...

RRH,

Just for you:

http://turcopolier.typepad.com/sic_semper_tyrannis/2016/01/over-the-hill-and-far-away-whats-happening-at-deir-az-zour-ttg.html#comments