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- 10 years ago
The Syrian opposition delegation gave the victory sign in Geneva on Saturday, before heading off to meet its foe.
For the first time during Syria's three-year-long civil war, the opposition and the Syrian government sat down in the same room to hammer out peace talks.
The two sides entered and left from separate doors.
They sat at separate tables.
The only person to speak was the U.N. mediator.
And the meeting lasted just 30 minutes.
The Syrian National Coalition Spokesman left with his reservations.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) SYRIAN NATIONAL COALITION SPOKESMAN LOUAY SAFI SAYING:
"Well we have a lot of suspicions about the intentions of the regime's delegation about the seriousness and the goodwill."
They'll meet again in the afternoon.
But it won't be to discuss major stumbling blocks, like the possible removal from power of Syrian President Basher al-Assad.
Syria's ambassador to the U.N., Bashar Jaafari.
(SOUNDBITE)
For the first time during Syria's three-year-long civil war, the opposition and the Syrian government sat down in the same room to hammer out peace talks.
The two sides entered and left from separate doors.
They sat at separate tables.
The only person to speak was the U.N. mediator.
And the meeting lasted just 30 minutes.
The Syrian National Coalition Spokesman left with his reservations.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) SYRIAN NATIONAL COALITION SPOKESMAN LOUAY SAFI SAYING:
"Well we have a lot of suspicions about the intentions of the regime's delegation about the seriousness and the goodwill."
They'll meet again in the afternoon.
But it won't be to discuss major stumbling blocks, like the possible removal from power of Syrian President Basher al-Assad.
Syria's ambassador to the U.N., Bashar Jaafari.
(SOUNDBITE)