Syria agrees to join Geneva peace talks

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Al Jazeera News :Syria is ready to participate in peace talks in Geneva aimed at ending its civil war, the country’s foreign minister said during an official visit to China.”Syria is ready to participate in the Syrian-Syrian dialogue in Geneva without any foreign interference,” Walid Muallem said during a press briefing on Thursday, following his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Last week, the UN Security Council gave its unanimous support to a plan to end theSyrian conflict by summoning rebels and the regime to the negotiating table. With crucial backing from the United States and Russia, the plan aims to install a ceasefire in Syria, possibly in January, when talks could also begin. “Our delegation will be ready as soon as we receive a list of the opposition delegation,” he said. “We hope that this dialogue will be successful to help us in having a national unity government.

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