Brahimi called for Syrian talks resumed in February

Brahimi called for Syrian talks resumed in February


UN Special Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi Arab League , Friday ( 30/1 ) called for peace talks between the Syrian government and the opposition continued in the city of Geneva , Switzerland , on February 10 .

" It was not 100 percent sure , but I hope it will happen , " he said , while speaking at the Munich Security Conference in Munich 50 .

He called on all those who have influence over the Syrian government and the opposition in order to do everything possible to convince all people to return to the talks.

Brahimi expressed hope that the talks on February 10 will be " more constructive " , Xinhua reported .

He also expressed the hope that all warring parties are ready to seriously discuss " how to end the war and how the people of Syria began to build what I call a New Syria " .

In connection with the talks , which lasted for eight days in Geneva , Brahimi said there was no progress . When briefed the participants of the conference , Brahimi said he was " embarrassed " .

He called no progress during the talks. " They first spoke through me , and from time to time to talk to each other directly , " Brahimi said .

Brahimi said in a news briefing in Geneva round of talks Syria today is " difficult start " and progress slow. But all parties " have been accustomed to sit in the same room " and has been " associated with an acceptable way " .

" This is a simple platform where we can build , " he said .

According Brahimi , the two sides discussed the situation on the ground in the war-torn country through mediation , and the besieged city of Homs " also actively discussed " .

The first meeting between the government of President Bashar al - Assad and the opposition - three years after the last course of the civil war - began in late January through the organization of international conferences .

At the conference , the two sides set a firm position that they had never said before .

Negotiations threatened many times before they begin talks fall apart and with only two delegates seated in one room has been regarded as an achievement .

Both sides took the first step forward on Wednesday ( 29/1 ) with an agreement to use the document in 2012 as a basis for talks . But soon they were to return to the conflicting positions about it .