Kerry 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 ArticleNext Syria talks to be held in Vienna on November 12: German FM
Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier says a new round of talks aimed at resolving the Syrian crisis is to set to be held in the Austrian capital of Vienna in less than a week. He made the...
View ArticleSyria peace talks hinge on resolving Assad’s future
VIENNA — The success or failure of the Syrian peace talks this week is tied to the fate of one man who’s not even at the table: President Bashar Assad. Neither Assad nor any of his representatives are...
View ArticleSyrian opposition leader warns of deception by Russia during peace talks
Syrian National Coalition president urges Britain and other nations to thwart efforts by Iran and Russia to delay Vienna peace talks for Assad’s benefit...
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 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 Article‘Russia to propose Syrians launch 18-month reform process’
Russia wants the Syrian government and opposition to agree on launching a constitutional reform process of up to 18 months, followed by early presidential elections, a draft document obtained by...
View Article5 things you need to know about the Syria peace talks in Vienna
A new round of peace talks to resolve the Syrian war is underway in Vienna. Friday's international meeting includes top diplomats from more than a dozen countries, making it the largest ever on Syria,...
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 ArticleUK 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...
View ArticleUN Syria envoy travels to Moscow for Syria peace talks
Staffan de Mistura, the UN envoy to Syria, will hold talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, as diplomatic efforts gather fresh momentum in the wake of Vienna talks on Friday. "The...
View ArticleIran to attend in Syria peace talks in Vienna: Official
A senior Iranian official says the Islamic Republic will participate in the upcoming talks on Syria to help find a diplomatic resolution to the crisis in the Arab country. In a Monday telephone...
View ArticleUS to send special forces to Syria as peace talks begin in Vienna
The US is to send special forces to Kurdish-controlled areas in northern Syria in a significant shift in Washington’s policy in the 4½-year Syrian civil war. As world powers met in Vienna for the most...
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 ArticleSyria recognizes importance of Vienna talks statement: Foreign minister
Syria says it recognizes the importance of many points included in the final statement of the recent high-profile talks held in Vienna for the restoration of peace in the war-ravaged country. Syria's...
View ArticleRussia warns against pressing demands for Assad's ouster
Russia's foreign minister said Monday the next round of Syria talks expected to be held this weekend must not focus squarely on demands for Syrian President Bashar Assad's resignation, which he called...
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....
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