UN-ARAB LEAGUE ENVOY ‘CONFIDENT’ CONFERENCE ON ENDING SYRIA CRISIS WILL TAKE PLACE

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Date: 27 Aug 2013 14:00:01 -0400
Subject: UN-ARAB LEAGUE ENVOY 'CONFIDENT' CONFERENCE ON ENDING SYRIA
CRISIS WILL TAKE PLACE
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UN-ARAB LEAGUE ENVOY 'CONFIDENT' CONFERENCE ON ENDING SYRIA CRISIS
WILL TAKE PLACENew York, Aug 27 2013 2:00PMAn international
conference to resolve the crisis in Syria will take place "at some
point," the Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the
League of Arab States has said, reaffirming his belief a political
solution, and urging all partners to the negotiating table.

<"http://www.unog.ch/80256EDD006B9C2E/(httpNewsByYear_en)/93845A4C80EF89C7C1257BD4004F150A?OpenDocument">Speaking
to journalist in Geneva, his spokesperson, Khawla Mattar, said Lakhdar
Brahimi is "still confident that Geneva II [conference] would take
place at some point." She added that the conference will not be held
in September, as originally thought, given the events and developments
on the ground.

"All his team here, in Damascus and in New York are working to bring
the two partners to the negotiating table and go through a political
solution to convince the partners that there is no such thing as
military solution to this war," Ms. Mattar noted.

In June, discussions about the international meeting were held in
Geneva with participation from senior United States, Russian and UN
officials, led by Mr. Brahimi.

The goal of the conference would to be to achieve a political solution
to the conflict in Syria through a comprehensive agreement between the
Government and the opposition for the full implementation of the
Geneva communiqué of 30 June 2012. Issued after a meeting of the
Action Group for Syria, the document lays out key steps in a process
to end the violence.

A meeting scheduled for tomorrow between Russia and the US had been
"postponed, not cancelled", Ms. Mattar said.

Mr. Brahimi expressed hope that the three partners who initiated the
whole process would "be able to sit down and agree on the details" of
the second round of the Syrian Peace conference, his spokesperson
said.

Part of his role had actually been to bring them closer to each other
in understanding on how to go forward and would continue to do that in
order to have the conference "sooner rather than later," she added.

She added that Mr. Brahimi thought that the recent escalation and
accusation of the use of chemical weapons were actually proof to the
whole world that more of it would only create a more complex solution.

"The only solution is to go to the negotiating table for a political
solution," Ms. Mattar said quoting the special envoy.

Also today, the top United Nations political official, Jeffrey
Feltman, met with senior officials in Iran to discuss how that
country, given its regional influence and leadership, can help bring
the players in the Syrian crisis to the table.

Briefing on the UN's preparation for the Geneva II conference, Mr.
Feltman emphasized that the UN rejected a military approach to the
crisis and expressed appreciation for statements from Iranian
officials that the country is committed to facilitating a political
solution.

The Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs had consultations
with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Deputy Foreign Ministers
Mohammad Mehdi Akhundzadeh and Hossein Amir Abdollahian, and other
Iranian and diplomatic officials.

They also discussed the alleged use of use of chemical weapons in
Syria, and how the UN can work together with Iran and other states to
end the conflict, among other topics.Aug 27 2013 2:00PM
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