(VOVworld) – The second round of Syrian peace talks, known as the Geneva II conference, was deadlocked as the Syrian government and the opposition accused each other of violating the ceasefire.
Representatives of the Bashar al-Assad regime accused Islamic gunmen of killing villagers of Maan in the central Hama province while the opposition negotiators presented a report on the regime's "violence, crimes against humanity, and state terrorism".
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| Syria's envoy to the United Nations Bashar Jaafari shows a document during a news conference after the Geneva-2 peace talks in January, 2014. (Photo: Reuters) |
The two sides conflicted about establishing a transitional government. While the opposition said a transitional government without President Assad is the only way to end bloodshed, the government insisted that the president's future is not up for negotiation.