[RED DEMOCRATICA] Face-to-face peace talks between Syrian delegations hit stumbling block

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Officials: IAEA board OKs funding for Iran nuclear oversight Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   January 24, 2014 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Face-to-face peace talks between Syrian delegations hit stumbling block Delegations from the Syrian government and opposition are refusing to meet with each other until preconditions are met. United Nations-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is meeting separately with each side in an attempt to salvage the peace talks. 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