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LONDON, Oct 18 (KUNA) -- Britain said Friday the "London 11" foreign
ministerial meeting over Syria would be held on October 22 to discuss the
Syrian conflict and prepare for the Geneva II conference.
Britain will host the a meeting of foreign ministers for the London 11, the
Core Group of the Friends of Syria, Foreign Secretary William Hague said in a
statement.
He said the meeting was in compliance with UN Security Council resolution
2118 which called for an international conference on Syria to implement the
Geneva Communique, adopted in the Swiss city in June of last year.
The Communique, added Hague, called for the establishment of a transitional
governing body in Syria exercising full executive powers, including members of
the present government and the opposition and other groups, formed on the
basis of mutual consent.
"To that end, the UK will host a meeting of the London 11 Foreign Ministers
on Tuesday next week, to discuss preparations for the Geneva Conference,
support for the Syrian National Coalition, and our efforts to achieve a
political settlement to this tragic conflict," he said.
The London 11 consists of Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Qatar,
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Britain and the US.
Representatives of the leadership of the National Coalition will also attend
the meeting.
Hague's announcement followed US secretary of state John Kerry's asserting
of good preparations for Geneva II meeting in order to establish a
transitional government capable of running the country.
Achieving peace and security in Syria can be achieved but through the
formation of a transitional government, said Kerry following his meeting with
UN-Arab League special representative to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi, in London last
Monday.
Brahimi said he was getting ready for a new round of negotiations in the
Middle East to prepare for the Geneva II. (end)
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