‘Syria will not make new concessions at talks’
Hilal al-Hilal, a senior official in Syrian president Bashar Assad’s ruling Baath party, made the comments to state media ahead of talks due to take place in Geneva to work on ending Syria’s nearly five-year conflict, which has killed more than 250,000 people.
The talks, which were to begin today but will likely be delayed, are part of a UN plan that envisions an 18-month timetable for a political transition.
