Bashar al-Jaafari

UN mediator on Syria 'undermined' by his Putin appeal: Damascus

Geneva - Muslimchronicle

The UN mediator at Syria peace talks in Geneva has "undermined" his position by appealing to Moscow to convince Damascus to hold new elections, the Syrian government's top negotiator said Thursday. Bashar al-Jaafari harshly criticised UN envoy Staffan de Mistura for comments made to Swiss television Wednesday calling on Russian President Vladimir Putin to "have the courage" to convince hisRead more

Syria regime unsure it will continue Geneva talks

Geneva - Muslimchronicle

Syrian government negotiators at peace talks in Geneva will go home over the weekend, and have yet to decide whether to return next week, the delegation's lead envoy said Friday. The regime's chief negotiator Bashar al-Jaafari told reporters his team would leave the UN-backed talks on Saturday, and that "Damascus will decide" if they will return and continue the talksRead more

Syria, Russia blast opposition

Geneva - Arab Today

Syria on Thursday accused the main opposition of taking UN-backed peace talks "hostage" over its refusal to include terrorism on the agenda, warning it would be reponsible if the sputtering negotiations fail. Russia, a key ally of Damascus, also attacked the opposition led by the High Negotiations Committee, which said it was pinning its faltering hopes on the new USRead more

Syria rivals gather for talks but same hurdles remain

Geneva/Moscow - Arab Today

Rival negotiators arrived in Geneva Wednesday for UN-brokered talks aimed at ending Syria’s six-year conflict while Russia said it is waiting for the US to come up with proposals on possible cooperation in Syria. At a news conference in Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also said that the US proposal about creating so-called safe areas in Syria must beRead more

Syrian government delegation to leave peace talks on positive note

Geneva - Arab Today

Head of the Syrian government delegation Bashar al-Jaafari told press Tuesday that his team will leave Geneva tomorrow as planned after convening for the last time with UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura in the latest round of intra-Syrian proximity talks. "I can describe this particular round as useful and constructive," he said after his meeting with theRead more

Syrian government delegation submits modifications to UN paper

Geneva - Arab Today

Syrian government delegation head Bashar Al-Jaafari said Monday that he and UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan De Mistura discussed modifications made to a UN paper submitted in the earlier stages of talks striving to broker a political end to the Syrian conflict. "Today we submitted constitutional amendments to the paper that was submitted to us by the special envoyRead more