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Syria peace process should begin under UN in Geneva, not Sochi

Published: 30 Jan 2018 - 05:46 pm | Last Updated: 10 Nov 2021 - 12:17 am
French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian leaves the Elysee presidential palace after a weekly cabinet meeting on January 24, 2018 in Paris. / AFP / LUDOVIC MARIN

French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian leaves the Elysee presidential palace after a weekly cabinet meeting on January 24, 2018 in Paris. / AFP / LUDOVIC MARIN

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PARIS: France's foreign minister said on Tuesday that a peace process for Syria should take place under U.N. auspices in Geneva and not under Russia in the Black Sea resort of Sochi where a Syrian congress began earlier in the day.
"The resolution of this crisis will happen urgently through a solution under United Nations auspices in Geneva. France has that as an immediate objective. It's not happening in Sochi, it must happen in Geneva," Jean-Yves Le Drian told lawmakers.