Syrian Parties Meet for First Time

Negotiators from the Syrian government and opposition are meeting together for the first time with the United Nations and Arab League mediator in Geneva, after the process nearly broke down on Friday. It was an achievement for veteran Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi just to get the two delegations into the same room. Even so, it is not clear whether they will speak directly to each other, or whether the 80-year-old mediator will have to shuttle back and forth between them. Brahimi...

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