US Secretary of States John Kerry (R). © Christof Stache / AFP
Washington Post: U.S. says meeting for Syria cease-fire delayed, not canceled, as Russia claims
BEIRUT — Russia and the United States appeared at odds Friday about whether a meeting of the international coordinating group charged with implementing a cease-fire in Syria had been canceled, with Russia's Foreign Ministry claiming it was, and the U.S. and U.N. officials saying it was merely delayed.
The back-and-forth Friday adds to delays in reducing hostilities and raises even more questions about the workability of the truce.
The coordinating group was due to convene in Geneva on Friday, but Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the meeting had been called off.
“There was no group meeting today,” she said. She did not elaborate on why Russia believed the meeting would not take place.
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WNU Editor: These peace talks are dead. Russia's focus is on the war .... not peace talks .... Russia Says Syria Bombing to Continue as U.S. Truce Talks Held (Bloomberg). The Russian media is even more brutal in its coverage of U.S. efforts .... Obama in wonderland? US ‘schizophrenic’ on Syria as Kurds, govt forces advance (RT).
Update: Russia to call U.N. Security Council session on Syria on Friday (Reuters).
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