Damascus Delegation Threatens to Leave Geneva If No Talks in 24 Hours

© AFP 2023 / PHILIPPE DESMAZESGeneral view of Montreux from Lake Geneva with the Montreux-Palace (C), the hotel that will host the "Geneva II" peace talks on January 22, 2014
General view of Montreux from Lake Geneva with the Montreux-Palace (C), the hotel that will host the Geneva II peace talks on January 22, 2014 - Sputnik International
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The delegation of Damascus authorities will leave Geneva if the talks on the Syrian reconciliation do not start in 24 hours, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said Saturday.

GENEVA (Sputnik) On Monday, the UN-brokered talks between the Syrian government and the opposition are due to resume in Geneva.

"We will not repeat the same thing that happened in Geneva last time. We are going to wait for 24 hours only," the minister said.

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He confirmed that UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura plans to meet first with the Damascus delegation in Geneva.

Damascus delegation headed by Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations Bashar Jaafari is expected to arrive in Geneva on Sunday.

"The delegation headed by Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations Bashar Jaafari will arrive [in Geneva] on Sunday," a diplomatic source familiar with the negotiations told Sputnik on Saturday.

A new round of the Syria peace talks in Geneva will be held between March 14 and 24.

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