United Nations, AP, January 18, 2016 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging countries supporting opposing sides in the Syrian conflict to redouble efforts to agree on a list of opposition groups to be invited to talks with the government scheduled to start in just a week.
U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said the U.N. is focusing on starting the talks on Jan. 25th, but he said it can’t send out invitations until the key countries agree on an opposition list. He hinted the talks could be delayed.