Syria peace talks to end February exposed – tagesschau.de

The Syria Peace talks in Geneva be interrupted until the end of February. That said, the UN Syria Representative de Mistura. Having failed but they were not, he said.

The talks on a peace for the civil war Syria in Geneva have been adjourned until 25 February. That gave the UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura evening known.

It should “work to do”, the UN envoy said. He also talked with Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. A “pause” in the Geneva talks appear now displayed. Previously he had for days trying to bring in separate meetings with representatives of the Syrian government and the opposition, the indirect negotiations to work and to create a mutually acceptable schedule for the planned direct talks.

began our discussions late last week already bumpy – only with the government and without opposition. Only after that the opponents of the regime decided to make the trip to Switzerland.

opposition represents Conditions

Even today criticized the opposition, government forces would at the same time to the talks promote a large-scale offensive against rebels in Aleppo province. They also demand an end to the siege of rebel-held areas before the start of serious negotiations. That includes humanitarian access to all besieged by government soldiers cities, the release of thousands of prisoners and an end to the air attacks on civilians by the Assad military and Russia, which Moscow rejects.

criticism of Steinmeier

Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on the sidelines of his visit to Saudi Arabia, it has become increasingly clear in recent days how the Geneva talks were affected by the military offensive the Syrian army in Aleppo and the unwillingness of the Assad regime, actually allow humanitarian access to besieged towns and villages. Nevertheless, there is no alternative to the Geneva negotiations for a political solution.

Meanwhile the Syrian government wishes to speak. The head of the negotiating delegation, UN Ambassador Bashar Jaafari, rejected all accusations. At the interruption of the talks bear any other debt, but not his country. His Government would clarify at the diplomatic level, whether they would like to return to the negotiating table. The decision was in Damascus.

260,000 deaths since March 2011.

In the Syrian civil war, some 260,000 people since March 2011. killed. The Geneva talks is the Resolution 2254 of the UN Security Council of 18 December. This provides a multi-stage timetable for ending the conflict before, at the end of a transitional government should be in.