Paris: Attacks inject renewed urgency into talks to resolve Syria crisis

Foreign ministers from more than a dozen nations have begun meeting in Vienna seeking to find a way to resolve the conflict in Syria. The diplomats started discussions aimed at charting a path for a cease-fire and a political transition in Syria to end the country’s devastating war. But the talks were overshadowed by the attacks in Paris, with reports they were in revenge for French involvement in bombing raids on Syria. French foreign minister Laurent Fabius said the attacks made it all the more necessary for the international community to find a solution.

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U.S. secretary of state John Kerry and Britain’s foreign secretary Philip Hammond arrived at the talks without commenting. Iran’s top diplomat, Javad Zarif, said on Saturday morning he would travel to Vienna to join the talks.after president Hassan Rouhani postponed his weekend trip to Europe following Friday night’s attacks.  Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday: "Those events which happened not far from here will absolutely cause adjustments in the agenda of today’s event.“ The talks do not include representatives of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime or opposition groups.

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