Syrian government returns to Geneva talks
(VOVWORLD) - The Syrian government delegation returned to Geneva on Sunday to resume UN-brokered talks on Syrian peace. Bashar al-Ja‘afari, Syria’s ambassador to the UN and chief negotiator, refused to respond to reporters’ queries.
 Syria's chief negotiator (center) Bashar al-Ja‘afari before the previous round of the Geneva talks, November 30, 2017 (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)
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The 8th round of Syrian peace talks resumed last Tuesday despite the absence of the Syrian government delegation because of the opposition’s insistence that President Bashar al-Assad not play any interim role in Syria’s political transition.
The conflict in Syria has lasted for 7 years and killed 340,000 people.