Syria peace talks due to start in Switzerland on Friday "cannot fail," the chief UN mediator in the conflict said in a video message to the Syrian people Thursday.
"You have seen enough conferences, two of them already taken place," Staffan de Mistura said on the eve of the intra-Syrian negotiations in Geneva. "This one cannot fail."
The Syrian opposition blamed those responsible for the "bombardment and starvation of civilians" for obstructing the start of peace talks.
The opposition High Negotiation Committee has written to U.N. Secretary of General Ban Ki-moon asking the Security Council to implement a resolution that outlined steps including a halt to bombardment of civilian areas and the lifting of blockades on besieged areas.
"We are serious about taking part (in negotiations), and to start the negotiations, but what is hindering the start of negotiations is the one who is bombing civilians and starving them," the statement issued by a spokesman for the HNC said. (Agencies)
"You have seen enough conferences, two of them already taken place," Staffan de Mistura said on the eve of the intra-Syrian negotiations in Geneva. "This one cannot fail."
The Syrian opposition blamed those responsible for the "bombardment and starvation of civilians" for obstructing the start of peace talks.
The opposition High Negotiation Committee has written to U.N. Secretary of General Ban Ki-moon asking the Security Council to implement a resolution that outlined steps including a halt to bombardment of civilian areas and the lifting of blockades on besieged areas.
"We are serious about taking part (in negotiations), and to start the negotiations, but what is hindering the start of negotiations is the one who is bombing civilians and starving them," the statement issued by a spokesman for the HNC said. (Agencies)
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