New York Times: Talks Seek to Extend Fragile Syrian Truce to Northern City of Aleppo
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday that negotiations were underway to extend a fragile cease-fire agreement in Syria to the embattled northern city of Aleppo, which has been nearly torn apart by a surge of violence in recent weeks.
Mr. Kerry was in Geneva to meet with Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem of Syria; Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir of Saudi Arabia; the United Nations special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura; and other officials.
“We’re getting closer to a place of understanding” on Aleppo, Mr. Kerry said. “But we have some work to do, and that’s why we’re here.”
Mr. Jubeir offered a forceful account of the situation in Aleppo, which before Syria’s five-year-old civil war was a thriving commercial and cultural center.
“What is happening in Aleppo is an outrage,” he said. “It’s a violation of all humanitarian laws. It’s a crime.”
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WNU Editor: It looks like these talks are already doomed .... FSA rejects local ceasefires, supports halt in Syria peace talks (RT).
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