Syrian govt ‘to attend UN-backed talks in Vienna’

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy, left, pictured at a news conference ahead of Syria talks at the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, in May 2017. (Reuters)
Updated 18 January 2018
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Syrian govt ‘to attend UN-backed talks in Vienna’

BEIRUT: The Syrian government will attend UN-sponsored peace talks set to take place in Vienna next week, the UN deputy Syria envoy said on Thursday.
At a press conference in Damascus, Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy said Syria's deputy foreign minister, Faisal Meqdad, had informed him of the government's plans to attend. The UN has invited the Syrian government and opposition to a special meeting next week in Vienna, Austria. 


Turkiye’s Erdogan tells UK’s Starmer more can be done for dialogue on Iran

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Turkiye’s Erdogan tells UK’s Starmer more can be done for dialogue on Iran

  • Prolonged interventions could cause great damage to regional and global stability

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told British Prime Minister Keir Starmer by phone that there are still things that can be done ⁠to build a ⁠ground for dialogue on Iran, and that Turkiye’s peace-focused efforts ⁠are ongoing.
The Turkish presidency statement on Saturday cited Erdogan as saying that Turkiye was monitoring the process that began with the attacks on Iran, ⁠and ⁠that prolonged interventions could cause great damage to regional and global stability.