Syrian Talks Adjourn With Discord

U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi held joint talks Tuesday with delegates from the Syrian government and the opposition to President Bashar al-Assad. The talks adjourned before midday with both sides appearing far apart on the issues. "The beginning of this week is as laborious as it was in the first week," Brahimi told reporters during a post-meeting news conference in Geneva. " We are not making much progress. Of course for it to really take off we need...

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