Syrian Government rejects leaked document proposing changes to U.N.-led talks

Record ID: 991095

  • Title: Syrian Government rejects leaked document proposing changes to U.N.-led talks
  • Date: 26th January 2018
  • Summary: VIENNA, AUSTRIA (JANUARY 26, 2018) (REUTERS) ****WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** SYRIAN GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATOR, BASHAR AL-JAAFARI, HOLDING NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) SYRIAN GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATOR, BASHAR AL-JAAFARI, SAYING: ''The so-called informal paper about reviving the political process in Geneva about Syria, that is the title of the paper, this informal paper is totally unacceptable and it doesn't deserve the ink that it was written with because our people have not and will never accept a solution that is parachuted on them or that is carried on tanks.'' CAMERAS FILMING NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) SYRIAN GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATOR, BASHAR AL-JAAFARI, SAYING: ''We believe that this failed attempt aims at undermining the Geneva talks and the Sochi conference as well as any other ventures for a political solution in Syria. They aim at destroying the peace process.'' JAAFARI LEAVING SYRIAN OPPOSITION DELEGATION ARRIVING FOR SECOND MEETING OF THE DAY, WALKING PAST MEDIA SECURITY PERSON'S BADGE HEAD OF SYRIAN OPPOSITION, NASR HARIRI, ARRIVING FOR MEETING SECURITY CAMERA OPPOSITION DELEGATION MEMBER, HADI AL BAHRA, WALKING IN / JOURNALIST ASKING (English): ''Is there a ceasefire in Ghouta?'' / BAHRA REPLYING (Arabic): ''Inshallah (God willing).''
  • Embargoed: 9th February 2018 21:00
  • Keywords: Syria Bashar Jaafari Vienna talks U.N.-led talks war in Syria leaked proposal
  • Location: VIENNA, AUSTRIA
  • City: VIENNA, AUSTRIA
  • Country: Austria
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
  • Reuters ID: LVA0017ZR2NUV
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Syrian government's chief negotiator, Bashar al-Jaafari, on Friday (January 26) dismissed a document proposing changes to U.N.-led talks on the war-torn country as "totally unacceptable".
    The document drawn up by the United States, Jordan, Britain, France and Saudi Arabia made recommendations to the U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura for what they called a "practical approach" to what would be a "slow" political process. No reference was made about Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's future in the document, an apparent recognition of his strong position in the conflict.
    ''The so-called informal paper about reviving the political process in Geneva about Syria, that is the title of the paper, this informal paper is totally unacceptable and it doesn't deserve the ink that it was written with because our people have not and will never accept a solution that is parachuted on them or that is carried on tanks," Jaafari, Syrian government's negotiator at the Vienna talks, told reporters.
    The document leaked on Friday as the latest round of U.N.-led talks was underway in Vienna, and its authenticity was confirmed to Reuters by three diplomatic sources.
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