UN Statement on Convening of the Geneva Conference on Syria
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on convening of the Geneva conference on Syria
United Nations,
New York,
25 November 2013
The Secretary-General is pleased to announce that he will convene the Geneva conference on Syria in Geneva on Wednesday, January 22, thus bringing the Syrian Government and opposition to a negotiating table for the first time since the start of the Syrian conflict.