The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
October 21, 2013

Diplomats Fuel Confusion over Syria Talks; Car Bomb Kills 37 Outside Hama 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------


 
The head of the Arab League has confirmed international talks on Syria's
civil war are scheduled for November 23 in Geneva. Nabil Elaraby spoke
at a news conference Sunday.

Nabil Elaraby: "I discussed the Syria file with Lakhdar Brahimi, and it
was decided that the Geneva meeting would take place on November 23, and
arrangements are being made to prepare for this conference. There are
many arrangements to be made, and many difficulties must be overcome to
make this conference possible."

U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi fueled confusion about the talks
by denying during the same news conference that the date had been
finalized. The talks came as a car bombing on the outskirts of Hama
killed at least 37 people, most of them civilians.

 

.