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Defiant Syrian envoy blames West, Saudis and U.N. as peace talks end

Published 12/14/2017, 10:29 AM
Updated 12/14/2017, 10:29 AM
© Reuters. Syrian ambassador to the United Nations and head of the government delegation Bashar al-Jaafari  and his delegation arrive for a meeting with the UN Special Envoy for Syria during Intra Syria peace talks at U.N. in Geneva

GENEVA (Reuters) - Syrian government negotiator Bashar al-Ja'afari accused Western countries and Saudi Arabia of sabotage and blackmail at the end of a round of U.N.-led peace talks in Geneva on Thursday, and said Damascus did not want to see the political process fail.

© Reuters. Syrian ambassador to the United Nations and head of the government delegation Bashar al-Jaafari  and his delegation arrive for a meeting with the UN Special Envoy for Syria during Intra Syria peace talks at U.N. in Geneva

"Nobody can exert pressure on us," Ja'afari told reporters after a session with U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura, who he said had made an error by commenting in an interview on Russia's influence, which could "derail his mandate".

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