Syria crisis: World leaders meet in Vienna to renew peace efforts in Syria

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World leaders from 17 nations have started fresh round of talks in Vienna to discuss the ceasefire process and a possible breakthrough in war-ravaged Syria on 17 May. US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will co-chair the meeting of the International Syria Support Group.

 

Backing the main opposition alliance – with limited arms support to the moderate rebels – the US has been demanding that President Bashar al-Assad must resign. However, with undaunted support from Russia, Assad has shown no intention of stepping down from the state leadership, which has left European nations frustrated as the talks so far have not led towards achieving peace.

 

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