Geneva-2 to establish Syria's transitional governing body: Kerry
Reuters
2014-01-16
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry reiterated that Geneva-2 was about "establishing a process essential to a formation for a transition governing body, with full executive powers, established by mutual consent."
"And any names put forward for leadership of Syria's transition must -- according to the terms of Geneva 1, and every one of the reiterations of that being the heart and soul of Geneva 2 -- those names must be agreed to by both the opposition and the regime," said Kerry.
"This means that any figure that is deemed unacceptable by either side, whether president Assad or a member of the opposition, cannot be a part of the future."
Kerry's statement comes a day after Western and Gulf Arab nations pledged more than $2.4 billion on Wednesday for UN aid efforts in Syria, where a near three-year civil war has left millions of people hungry, ailing or displaced.
The world body estimates the conflict has reversed development
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry reiterated that Geneva-2 was about "establishing a process essential to a formation for a transition governing body, with full executive powers, established by mutual consent."
"And any names put forward for leadership of Syria's transition must -- according to the terms of Geneva 1, and every one of the reiterations of that being the heart and soul of Geneva 2 -- those names must be agreed to by both the opposition and the regime," said Kerry.
"This means that any figure that is deemed unacceptable by either side, whether president Assad or a member of the opposition, cannot be a part of the future."
Kerry's statement comes a day after Western and Gulf Arab nations pledged more than $2.4 billion on Wednesday for UN aid efforts in Syria, where a near three-year civil war has left millions of people hungry, ailing or displaced.
The world body estimates the conflict has reversed development
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