During the next two weeks, before the Geneva II conference on Syria, the United Nations secretary-general and special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi are expected to successfully manage a growing complexity. This is because Syria’s government, on the one hand, treats all opposition as terrorists, while the opposition, on the other hand, is having a great deal of difficulty organizing its negotiating team and is still the prisoner of indecision, albeit one recently succeeding in defeating and purging some intruding jihadists.
It's hoped that in the next few days, prior to the Jan. 22 meeting, many of the hurdles will be overcome, and that the opposition will be moving toward a coherent team able to be predisposed to reconcile. It also is hoped that the government, in turn, will be ready to negotiate with the objective of achieving political reconciliation.
