Syrian opposition welcomes ceasefire deal in Southwest Syria on eve of new round of U.N.-sponsored talks

Record ID: 898612

  • Title: Syrian opposition welcomes ceasefire deal in Southwest Syria on eve of new round of U.N.-sponsored talks
  • Date: 9th July 2017
  • Summary: GENEVA, SWITZERLAND (JULY 9, 2017) (REUTERS) "ROYAL" HOTEL, WHERE THE SYRIAN OPPOSITION DELEGATION IS STAYING FOR THE TALKS SWISS FLAG ON THE HOTEL SYRIAN OPPOSITION DELEGATION'S BUS ARRIVING AT THE HOTEL VARIOUS OF SYRIAN OPPOSITION DELEGATION MEMBERS TAKING THEIR LUGGAGE OUT OF THE BUS AND WALKING TOWARDS THE HOTEL'S ENTRANCE POLICE IN FRONT OF THE HOTEL SYRIAN OPPOSITION SPOKESMAN DR YAHYA AL-ARIDI WALKING OUT OF THE HOTEL TOWARDS JOURNALISTS SIGN READING "HOTEL" (SOUNDBITE) (English) SYRIAN OPPOSITION SPOKESMAN DR YAHYA AL-ARIDI SAYING: "We hope that something will come out of this (this new round of talks), although the expectations are quite low, but we felt that there is an international serious endeavor effort to bring peace and tranquility to Syria, especially in light of what happened in the South, in that de-escalation of hostilities in the South, which is quite important because the main concern about our people is to live in peace." HOTEL ENTRANCE (SOUNDBITE) (English) SYRIAN OPPOSITION SPOKESMAN DR YAHYA AL-ARIDI SAYING: ""Russia has been waiting for an American strategy to cristalize vis-a-vis Syria, and we believe that this is quite serious in part from the United States to broker such a ceasefire, and we want it to be extended to other parts of Syria, to all of it." POLICE PATROLLING OUTSIDE THE HOTEL
  • Embargoed: 23rd July 2017 20:15
  • Keywords: Syria opposition delegation talks
  • Location: GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
  • City: GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
  • Country: Switzerland
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016OZWN5Z
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:A spokesman for the Syrian opposition delegation welcomed on Sunday (July 9) the U.S-Russian brokered ceasefire in Southwest Syria which came into effect hours before and which was still holding on Sunday evening, insisting that they wished such a ceasefire was extended to the whole war-torn country.
    The delegation's spokesman, Dr Yahya Al-Aridi, was speaking from Geneva, on the eve of a seventh fresh round of U.N.-sponsored peace talks aimed at finding a political solution to a war in which more than 400,000 people have been killed.
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