Ibrahimi: Political Solution to Syria Still Possible

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Russian and US diplomats met Sunday al-Akhdar Ibrahimi, the international peace envoy, in Geneva for more talks on the civil war in Syria, according to Russian foreign minister.

Ibrahimi met Mikhail Bogdanov, Russian deputy foreign minister, and William Burns, US undersecretary of state at an undisclosed location in the Swiss city.
In a statement issued after lengthy closed-door talks, Ibrahimi said they had agreed it was still possible to find a political solution to the crisis in Syria.
"The meeting was constructive and held in a spirit of co-operation," he said.

He further stated that "it explored avenues to move forward a peaceful process and mobilize greater international action in favor of a political solution to the Syrian crisis."
"All three parties reaffirmed their common assessment that the situation in Syria was bad and getting worse. They stressed that a political process to end the crisis in Syria was necessary and still possible," Ibrahimi said.
According to the international envoy, the diplomats agreed that "a political solution would be based on core elements of the final statement issued by major and regional powers after their last meeting in Geneva on June 30 under the chairmanship of former mediator Kofi Annan."

Sunday's meeting followed Ibrahimi's talks this week in Dublin, Ireland, with Hillary Clinton, US secretary of state, and Sergey Lavrov, Russian foreign minister.


Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org