Sochi
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Jan- 2018 -29 JanuaryMiddle East
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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27 JanuaryMiddle East
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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22 JanuaryMiddle East
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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Dec- 2017 -26 DecemberMiddle East
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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22 DecemberMiddle East
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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Nov- 2017 -21 NovemberPolitics
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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