Syria opposition announces negotiating team as peace talks get underway

Western diplomats have said the the peace talks are underway and should continue into the weekend.
Syrian opposition delegation arrive for a meeting with U.N.-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi (not seen) at a U.N. office in Geneva January 24, 2014. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTX17SPH
Syrian opposition delegation arrive for a meeting with U.N.-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi (not seen) at a UN office in Geneva January 24, 2014. - REUTERS/Jamal Saidi
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Geneva, Switzerland __ UN-mediated Syrian peace talks got underway here Friday, and are currently expected to continue into the weekend, western diplomats said.

UN/Arab League Syria envoy Lakhdar Brahimi met separately with the two Syrian regime and opposition delegations on Friday. A meeting with both sdes and Brahimi in the same room, originally expected by some to take place Friday, may now occur on Saturday, the westerm diplomats said.

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