'A good beginning,' Brahimi says of first day of Syria peace talks
UN Syria Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said that for the first time representatives from the two warring parties in Syria met today; Brahimi stated while there was not much progress, the meeting was a good start.
Geneva, Switzerland __ UN Syria envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said representatives from Syria's two warring sides met in the same room for about three hours on Saturday for the first time.
"They have talked to each other this afternoon," Brahimi told journalists at a Geneva press conference at the conclusion of the first day of joint talks Saturday. Describing the set up in the room where the parties met in the UN's Palais des Nations, he said, "One delegation was at a table on the left, the other on the right, facing each other. They talk through me, to one another. "
"This is what happens in civilized discussions, " Brahimi said. "i think it is a good beginning."
"We have not achieved much, but we are continuing," Brahimi said.
