Syrian negotiators have resumed talks over the country’s future a day
after cutting short their discussions over a U.S. decision to resume aid
to the opposition.
The government and opposition delegates met with the U.N.-Arab League
mediator Lakhdar Brahimi on Wednesday, but chances for a breakthrough
before everyone goes home on Friday appear almost nil as both sides
continue to blame each other for an impasse.
A deal to allow humanitarian aid into the besieged city of Homs remain
stalled, with the Syrian delegation demanding assurances the U.S. aid
will not go to “armed and terrorist groups” in the central city.
The negotiations aimed at ending Syria’s three-year-old conflict began
on January 24, 2014 in Geneva and Mr. Brahimi has said both sides were
willing to continue despite lack of progress.