MOSCOW: Russia plans to bring together members of the Syrian regime and opposition in a new push to resuscitate talks on ending the country’s nearly four-year civil war, although hopes of a breakthrough are slim.
The January 26-29 behind closed doors talks will include Syria’s regime-tolerated domestic opposition and members of Bashar al-Assad’s government but not the Western-backed exiled National Coalition.
Moscow hopes to burnish its credentials as a top diplomatic mediator, although Russia itself is mired in a showdown with the West over fighting in Ukraine.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expressed hope that the meetings would help the UN peace envoy for …read more
Source: theSun
