Saudi Arabia has urged the indefinite postponement of an Arab League meeting on Syria that Riyadh itself called, the group's deputy chief Ahmed Ben Helli said on Friday. Western and Gulf nations opposed to the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad are due to hold their latest meeting in London on May 15 to discuss boosting support for the rebels. More than 150,000 people are estimated to have been killed in Syria since the start of the armed uprising against Assad's rule in 2011. UN-Arab League mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said in late March that a resumption of peace talks in Geneva between Damascus and the opposition was currently \"out of the question\".
05-12-2014, 08:22 AM
Saudis call for Arab League Syria talks to be put off
Saudi Arabia has urged the indefinite postponement of an Arab League meeting on Syria that Riyadh itself called, the group's deputy chief Ahmed Ben Helli said on Friday. Western and Gulf nations opposed to the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad are due to hold their latest meeting in London on May 15 to discuss boosting support for the rebels. More than 150,000 people are estimated to have been killed in Syria since the start of the armed uprising against Assad's rule in 2011. UN-Arab League mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said in late March that a resumption of peace talks in Geneva between Damascus and the opposition was currently \"out of the question\".
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