UN Aims to Hold Syria Conference in Mid-November
Source: RIA Novosti
MOSCOW, September 28 (RIA Novosti) – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday Moscow time the international community aims to hold an international peace conference on Syria in mid-November, the UN News Centre said.
“The United Nations is ready to host Geneva-2,” the UN chief was quoted as saying. “Today can and must be a stepping stone to peace.”
“It is time for the parties to focus on how to build the peaceful, democratic future Syria needs,” Ban went on, adding that the conference should be fully representative of the Syrian people.
“All those with influence on the parties must use that influence now. It is crucial to keep up the momentum,” he said.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged all parties to the Syrian civil conflict to join the talks.
Read more: http://en.rian.ru/world/20130928/183801754/UN-Aims-to-Hold-Syria-Conference-in-Mid-November.html
"urged all parties to the Syrian civil conflict to join the talks" - its the insurgents who have shown a reluctance to join such talks.
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