peace talks

UN says stalled Cyprus peace talks to resume

Nicosia - Arab Today

Rival Cypriot leaders have agreed to restart stalled peace talks next week on reunifying the island, the United Nations said on Tuesday. The announcement came after Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci met UN chief Antonio Guterres in Brussels. Source: AFPRead more

Next round of Syria peace talks in Astana scheduled in May

Astana - Arab Today

Delegations from Russia, Turkey and Iran issued a joint statement on the latest Syria talks in Astana and scheduled the next meeting in May, Kazakhstan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Akylbek Kamaldinov said on Wednesday. The next round of talks will take place on May 3-4, Kamaldinov said. Russian negotiator Alexander Lavrentiev said some of the Russian, Turkish and Iranian delegates wouldRead more

Syrian opposition refuses to discuss terrorism at UN talks

Geneva - Arab Today

Syria’s main opposition group said Wednesday that terrorism can’t be added to the agenda of sputtering UN-sponsored peace talks in Geneva, as sought by Damascus. The High Negotiating Committee (HNC) announced the refusal after an unprecedented meeting with a Russian minister, whose country is a key ally of President Bashar al-Assad. “We will not deal with it, and if (UNRead more

UN does not expect breakthrough at Syria talks

Geneva - Arab Today

The U.N. envoy for Syria says he's not expecting a breakthrough in the first peace talks under U.N. supervision in 10 months. Staffan de Mistura spoke Wednesday, on the eve of planned talks between Syrian President Bashar Assad's government and the opposition. De Mistura said he was "determined" to maintain "a very proactive momentum" in the talks, which will focusRead more

Peace talks with rebels possible, says Philippines' defence minister

Manila - Arab Today

Peace talks between the Philippine government and communist rebels to end nearly five decades of conflict are still possible even though the president has ordered "all-out war", the defence minister said on Tuesday. President Rodrigo Duterte announced on the weekend the government was scrapping a ceasefire with the New People's Army saying the "terrorist group" was making "huge", unacceptable demandsRead more

Syrian opposition delegation, Assad in Astana for peace talks

Astana - Arab Today

A Syrian regime delegation, headed by its U.N. ambassador Bashar al-Jaafari is scheduled to meet with an opposition delegation of several political advisors and army leaders will attend the peace talks scheduled to kick off in the Kazakh capital on Monday. The opposition delegation said it would only discuss ways to salvage a fragile Russian-Turkish ceasefire it sees as havingRead more

Syrian opposition, Russian negotiators meet in Turkey

ANKARA - Arab Today

A Syrian opposition delegation and a Russian negotiation team met on Friday in Ankara to discuss the preparations for the intra-Syrian peace talks, due in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Monday, the Syrian opposition said in a statement. Held in collaboration with Turkey, the meeting focused on the agenda of the peace talks and the two sides explored the prospects of aRead more

Iran's IRGC says no role for Saudi Arabia, Qatar in Syria peace talks

Tehran - ArabToday

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced Saturday that Saudi Arabia and Qatar cannot play any role in the imminent Syria peace talks, Tasnim news agency reported. In an interview with Tasnim on Saturday, the spokesman for IRGC Ramezan Sharif ruled out the possibility that Syrians would allow Saudi Arabia and Qatar to participate in the upcoming talks for peaceRead more