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Vienna Talks Created Momentum for Syria Peace Process - UK Foreign Sec

The international Vienna talks on the Syrian settlement have created momentum behind the peace process in the country, UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said. ......

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Mogherini: Paris Attacks Give Urgency To Vienna Meeting On Syria

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says the attacks in Paris give urgency to a meeting in Vienna of top officials from 20 countries and world bodies seeking solutions to the war in Syria. In...

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Statement by Foreign Minister Steinmeier following the talks on Syria in...

(Source: Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany) Today - also here in Vienna - is dominated by last night's terrible events in Paris. All of us at today's meeting - Europeans, the United...

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Aim is for Syria election in 18 months, German minister says after Vienna talks

VIENNA (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Saturday that countries participating in a one-day conference on Syria had decided to start immediate talks with opposition...

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Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on ongoing...

(Source: UN - United Nations) Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on ongoing talks on Syria in Vienna New York, 14 November 2015 The Secretary-General is encouraged that...

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UK official: World's 'best brains' to aid Cyprus peace talks

Britain's foreign secretary says the world's "best brains" could be recruited to assist complex negotiations aimed at reunifying ethnically-split Cyprus. Philip Hammond said after talks with his...

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Who's Participating in Vienna Talks on Syria

VOA News These senior officials will be representing their countries and international organizations Saturday at the talks in Vienna on the crisis in Syria, according to the U.S. State Department:...

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International Vienna talks on Syria ‘good’: Mogherini

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says a fresh round of international talks on the Syrian crisis in Vienna had been “good”. "The process can definitively start" towards reaching a...

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Vienna talks agree on concrete calendar for transition in Syria

The discovery of a Syrian passport on an attacker in Paris has once again underlined the urgent need to begin a peace process in Syria which is facing a multi-cornered civil war since February 2011....

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Paris attacks heighten pressure at Vienna Syria talks

Multiple "terror" attacks in Paris increased the pressure on some 20 countries and organisations meeting in Vienna on Saturday to overcome deep divisions and help end Syria's horrific civil war....

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‘Deep breaths’ for tough Syria talks

About 20 nations and international bodies met in Vienna again yesterday groping for a way out of Syria’s horrific civil war, with deep divisions over Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s future and which...

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Foreign Secretary statement following talks on Syria (FCO - UK Foreign and...

(Source: FCO - UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office) Speaking after attending the Syria talks in Vienna on Saturday, the Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond said: Our discussions in...

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Paris attacks shift focus of Syria talks to battle against Islamic State

VIENNA (Reuters) - Deadly attacks in Paris forced a shift in the focus of Syrian peace talks on Saturday to the fight against Islamic State, with France saying foreign ministers meeting in Vienna...

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Zarif arrives in Vienna to attend Syria peace talks

Vienna, Nov 14, IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in the Austrian capital on Saturday evening at the head of a delegation to attend the Syrian peace talks. ......

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Secretary-General Urges Participants in Vienna Talks to Seize Diplomatic...

(Source: UN - United Nations) The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is encouraged that international stakeholders are...

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Syria talks begin in Vienna under pall of Paris attacks

Click photo to enlarge U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at a hotel in Vienna, Austria, Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. Kerry arrived for...

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs met with the Secretary of State for Foreign...

(Source: Government of the Republic of Cyprus) The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Ioannis Kasoulides, met today with the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom,...

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UK Remains Opposed to Assad Playing Part in Syria's Future - Hammond

Despite the progress at the international Vienna talks on Syrian reconciliation, the United Kingdom remains opposed to Syrian President Bashar Assad playing a role in the country’s future, UK Foreign...

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Riyadh to support militants if Assad remains in power: Saudi FM

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir says his country will continue supporting the Takfiri militant groups operating to topple the Damascus government as long as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is in...

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Foreign Secretary visits Cyprus to discuss UN talks (FCO - UK Foreign and...

(Source: FCO - UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office) The Foreign Secretary will meet President Nicos Anastasiades, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci. He will...

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HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed attends 2nd Syria talks in Vienna (Ministry of...

(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates) Foreign Minister H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan attended the 2nd international ministerial meeting on Syria which opened in...

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Cautious praise offered for Syria peace talks initiative

DAMASCUS, Syria — A Syrian legislator praised parts of an international plan for ending Syria’s conflict on Sunday, saying elements of it are similar to those of...

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'Rare moment of diplomatic opportunity to end conflict in Syria,' says Ban...

Print 14 November 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said he is encouraged that international stakeholders are reconvening in Vienna to further their efforts to address the grave...

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Iran says Saudi plan on Syria opposition violates Vienna talks

Iran said Monday that Saudi Arabia's plan to host a meeting of armed and political opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would breach declarations made during recent international peace talks....

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U.S. says wants to keep up momentum in Syria peace talks

By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday voiced the hope that momentum in talks aimed at hammering out a peace plan to end Syria's nearly...

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Syrian opposition accepts Saudi invite to peace talks

The Syrian National Coalition (SNC) has accepted an invitation to join talks with other opposition groups in Saudi Arabia's capital, Al Jazeera has learnt. The SNC will decide on Monday evening which...

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The Syria motion on airstrikes: full text

The motion to be submitted by David Cameron on Wednesday before the House of Commons...

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Syrian opposition accepts Saudi invite for peace talks

The Syrian National Coalition (SNC) has accepted an invitation to join talks with other opposition groups in Saudi Arabia's capital, Al Jazeera has learnt. The SNC will decide on Monday evening which...

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Kerry says Syria negotiators agree to speed up peace process

VIENNA (Reuters) - Parties to Syrian peace talks agreed on Saturday to accelerate efforts to end the conflict in Syria by launching negotiations between the government and opposition by January and...

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Iran says Riyadh meeting of Syrian opposition may harm peace talks - Fars

ANKARA (Reuters) - Iran said a meeting of Syrian opposition figures in Riyadh will cause failure of Syrian peace talks among major Western and...

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Vienna Meeting Sets Up Plan For Political Transition In Syria

Top officials meeting in Vienna for Syrian peace talks have agreed on a timeline for a political transition in Syria that is aimed at ending the country's civil war. Speaking to reporters after the...

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Iran official says timetable in Syria talks must focus on ceasefire

A senior Iranian official says a timetable for the settlement of the conflict in Syria must be based upon a ceasefire agreement. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who heads the Iranian delegation to the latest...

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Iran says Riyadh meeting of Syrian opposition may harm peace talks: Fars

ANKARA (Reuters) - Iran said a meeting of Syrian opposition figures in Riyadh will cause failure of Syrian peace talks among major Western and Middle Eastern countries, the semi-official Fars news...

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UN working to launch Syria talks and cease-fire in January

The United Nations is working to launch talks between Syria's warring parties and start a nationwide cease-fire in early January, the U.N. chief said Thursday. Two rounds of talks in Vienna, which...

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Syria: UN envoy cites possibility of ceasefire, future political framework to...

(Source: UN - United Nations) 19 November 2015 - After briefing an informal session of the United Nations General Assembly about the 'deliverables' that had come out of the recent international talks...

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Saudi Arabia to host Syrian opposition ahead of peace talks

BEIRUT (AP) — Saudi Arabia is hosting Syrian opposition groups and many of the main rebel factions next week in an effort to come up with a unified front ahead of peace talks with representatives of...

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After Paris, Syria's peace process limps on

LAST week’s terrorist strike on Paris have refocused attention on Syria, where Western intelligence services are increasingly sure the attacks were planned. The country’s brutal...

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Syria: UN envoy cites possibility of ceasefire, future political framework to...

'>Jodi Hilton/IRIN' border=1> Print 19 November 2015 – After briefing an informal session of the United Nations General Assembly about the “deliverables” that had come out of the recent...

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US pushes Syria peace process after Assad rejects timetable

The US was pushing to keep Syria's peace process alive Thursday, saying President Bashar al-Assad's future will be decided in the coming weeks, after the embattled leader rejected an ambitious...

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UK to join world powers for new talks on Syria

World powers are meeting in Vienna in the latest round of discussions to bring an end to civil war in Syria. Hosted by the US, the talks in the Austrian capital will bring together Western nations...

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Will Islamic State attacks bolster prospects for political solution in Syria?

After multiple major attacks in less than two weeks – including the alleged bombing of a Russian jetliner over Egypt, a double-suicide bombing in Lebanon, and Friday's deadly attacks in Paris – a...

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Lavrov, Kerry to Hold Meeting in Vienna Before Syria Talks

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is expected to hold a meeting with his US counterpart John Kerry before multilateral talks on the Syrian settlement in Vienna, Russian Foreign Ministry...

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