UN-Arab League special envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi says the Geneva 2 peace conference should be held without preconditions.There is an agreement that attendance at Geneva 2 will not be based on any preconditions from any side, Brahimi said at a news conference in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Friday, expressing hopes that the conference could be held in the next few weeks in spite of the existing problems.
The two sides when they sit down at the table... will discuss how we can move from this choking, murderous crisis that the Syrian people are facing, he added.
Earlier in the day, Brahimi announced at a press conference in the Syrian capital Damascus that he would travel to Geneva to meet US and Russian representatives, who will later be joined by envoys from Britain, China and France, the other three permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
In May, Russia and the United States proposed the second conference to be held in Geneva but Syrias divided opposition has so far balked at attending the event.
The so-called Syrian National Coalition (SNC) says it will not take part in the proposed meeting if President Bashar al-Assads resignation is not on the table. The group is expected to meet on November 9 to decide on its participation in the talks.
On October 27, over 20 foreign-backed militant groups said in a joint statement that anyone who attends the peace talks would be committing treason and would have to answer for it before our courts.
Syria has been gripped by deadly unrest since 2011. According to reports, the Western powers and their regional allies -- especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey -- are supporting the militants operating inside the country.
More than 100,000 people have been killed and millions displaced due to the turmoil that has gripped Syria for over two years.
By Press TV
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