UN-Arab League Special Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi says the Syrian government and the opposition are preparing to take part in the upcoming international peace conference.
Brahimi told reports on Tuesday at the Arab League that both the Damascus government and the opposition will take part in talks to try to resolve the conflict in Syria, which are due to take place in the Swiss city of Geneva in June, Reuters news agency reported.
“The Geneva 2 conference is a great opportunity, and we hope that the brothers in Syria and the regional and international parties will cooperate to make it succeed,” Brahimi said, adding that “There are many problems in the preparation for this conference, the first of which is the formation of the delegations of the Syrian government and the opposition.”
European diplomatic sources said the Syrian government has submitted the names of five potential negotiators for the conference. Russia, which proposed the talks along with the US, has repeatedly said Iran should take part in the conference.
US Secretary of State John Kerry is due to discuss current planning for the conference at a meeting of the so-called “Friends of Syria” in Jordan on Wednesday.
Syria’s opposition is also due to meet in Istanbul on Thursday to announce its stance on the conference.
The first Geneva talks, which was held under the chairmanship of former mediator Kofi Annan last June, calls for a political process to end the crisis in Syria.
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