Sochi

Syria peace talks to begin in Russia despite opposition boycott

Delegates arrived for the first Syria peace talks in Russia, but expectations were low after the main opposition group said it would boycott

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UN Syria envoy De Mistura to attend Sochi congress

The United Nations' Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura will attend a peace conference in Sochi, Russia next week

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Russia invites Syrian Kurds to Sochi peace congress

Russia has invited Kurds to take part in an upcoming Syrian peace congress in Sochi despite a Turkish offensive against Kurdish militia in northern Syria

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Syrian rebels reject Russia-led peace initiative

More than three dozen Syrian rebel groups have rejected a Russian-led initiative for talks next month in Sochi on ending Syria's war.

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Major powers seek to hold Sochi congress for Syria in late January

Powerbrokers agreed to hold a peace congress for Syria in Russia's Sochi in late January to speed up a political settlement for the war

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Russia, Iran and Turkey agree to greater cooperation in Syria ahead of Sochi summit

Russian, Syrian, Iranian and Turkish officials held a summit in Sochi to discuss steps to end the civil war in Syria, with the chiefs of staff agreeing on greater cooperation.

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