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...
View ArticleJohn Kerry defends Syria strategy ahead of peace talks
Washington (CNN)Secretary of State John Kerry laid out the U.S.' three goals to end the Syrian conflict Thursday, one day before Kerry and his international counterparts prepare to reconvene for the...
View ArticleSyria 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...
View ArticleAim 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...
View ArticleKerry begins meetings in Vienna ahead of Syria talks
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 the next round of talks on ending the Syrian war with other key...
View ArticleStatement 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...
View ArticleDevil is in the detail before new round of Syria peace talks
By John Irish and Karin Strohecker VIENNA (Reuters) - Two weeks after they jointly called for a political solution to Syria's civil war, foreign ministers and senior officials from Russia, the United...
View ArticleIran deputy foreign minister to attend Vienna talks on Syria
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian will attend international talks on the Syrian conflict this weekend in Vienna, official IRNA news agency reported Friday. The talks due to start...
View ArticleRussia Sees Syria War Endgame Stretching to 2017 as Talks Resume
Russia will propose a political transition in Syria lasting as long as 18 months at the next round of talks starting Saturday in Vienna, where diplomats will resume the search for a settlement to the...
View ArticleWho'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:...
View ArticleInternational 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...
View ArticleVienna 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....
View ArticleParis 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....
View Article'Deep breaths' for tough new Syria talks in Vienna
VIENNA: Some 20 countries and international bodies meet in Vienna again Saturday groping for a way out of Syria's horrific civil war, with deep divisions over President Bashar al-Assad's future and...
View Article‘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...
View ArticleKerry Says Assad Staying Is a Non-Starter in Syria Talks
The U.S. and its allies remain firmly opposed to any role for President Bashar al-Assad in Syria’s future, Secretary of State John Kerry said, drawing a sharp line of disagreement with Iran and Russia...
View ArticleCzech diplomats play key role in quest for Syria peace
With all eyes on Vienna on the eve of a tough new round of talks on Syria's devastating civil war, some Czech diplomats believe a peace deal might eventually end up being sealed in Prague. As the last...
View ArticleForeign 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...
View ArticleVienna 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. ......
View ArticleStatement of the International Syria Support Group, Vienna, November 14, 2015...
(Source: Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany) press release date of issue 14.11.2015 Meeting in Vienna on November 14, 2015 as the International Syria Support Group (ISSG), the Arab...
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