Man in demolished neighborhood in Syria Ammar/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire

The Key to a Syrian Accord

The Syrian peace talks that resume in Geneva on January 25 will take place under a framework set out in Vienna in October. Unfortunately, the framework includes no effort to address the biggest obstacle to lasting peace: ongoing attacks against civilians and other atrocities.

DAVOS – The Syrian peace talks that are scheduled to resume in Geneva on January 25 will take place under a framework set out in Vienna in October. These principles, agreed upon by the most important foreign players in Syria’s war, include a commitment to secular governance, the eventual defeat of the Islamic State (ISIS) and other terrorist groups, the maintenance of Syria’s prewar borders, the preservation of its state institutions, and the protection of minority groups.

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