[RED DEMOCRATICA] Timing of Syria conference is uncertain as violence continues

 

<a href="https://twitter.com/unfoundation/status/333673152347533313" target="_blank">@UNFoundation</a> | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | UN's Pillay appeals for political solution to Syrian conflict Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   May 13, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Timing of Syria conference is uncertain as violence continues A U.S.- and Russia-sponsored conference on ending the Syrian conflict may be stalled until June as details about participation are worked out. The leading Syrian rebel group has not decided whether it will participate. Meanwhile, Syrian government forces continued to make inroads against the rebels, and tensions between Syria and Turkey are increasing. 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