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If a Russian troop withdrawal materializes, it would put President Assad under pressure to finally seriously negotiate a peaceful political transition in Geneva that would ensure the continuation of a Syrian state. – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The truce has not changed anything in my life. The war planes are still hovering above us, i do not expect anything from the Geneva talks. – Abdul Razzaq	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We have noted the decision of the president and next week a team of officials from Geneva is going to Monrovia. – Benoit Matsha-Carpentier	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The decision on whether they will be on Monday or slightly later will be taken in the next few days, depending on what is happening on the ground, we don't want discussions in Geneva to become a discussion about infringements or not of the ceasefire, we want them to actually address the core of everything. – De Mistura	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This attack constitutes a gross violation of humanitarian principles and the Geneva Convention that all actors of a conflict have to respect, medical facilities and medical staff are to provide treatment to anyone in need and patients are to be granted safety according to humanitarian law. – Jorgen Holmstrom	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The lack of a direct line of control from Geneva to what was happening at country level was probably one of the main reasons for why they were so slow. – Charles Clift	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We have come to Geneva to seek relief for our people by insisting U.N. Security Council resolution 2254 is implemented, which means humanitarian relief, the lifting of sieges, and the end of attacks on civilians, we are intensifying our efforts to ensure that action is taken to end the suffering in Syria. – Spokesman Salim al-Muslat	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We only came to Geneva after receiving assurances and commitments and we have precise commitments on the fact there would be serious progress on the humanitarian situation, we can't start political negotiations until we have those gestures (in place). – Bassma Kodmani	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We are going to Geneva to put to the test the seriousness of the international community in its promises to the Syrian people and to also test the seriousness of the regime in implementing its humanitarian obligations, we want to show the world our seriousness in moving toward negotiations to find a political solution. – Riyad Naasan Agha	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The session will not take place until the measures are implemented ... While no measures are taken, the chances are zero, we don't want to go to Geneva ... for photos. – Zahran Alloush	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We are looking to establish something bigger than the Geneva format to begin dialogue on how to return Crimea to Ukraine. – Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This meeting was essential in order to move forward on the Geneva talks, and there are issues still, and very much at stake, that's why I needed to consult them. – De Mistura	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We're not going to do that, geneva Convention affords only name, rank and serial number, and so that's what we're going to do. All of us are falling out. – Chris Edmonds	Found on CNN 9 years ago
The Swiss government received information from a foreign authority regarding a potential IS cell in the Geneva area. Federal authorities examined this information and shared it with the local police, there is currently no indication that there was a concrete attack planned. – President Simonetta Sommaruga	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Most international treaties have reporting mechanisms, many of the human rights treaties and others. The Geneva Conventions have never had that. So we're filling a missing gap. – Helen Durham	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
There is a glaring vacuum at the heart of the Geneva Conventions system. – Valentin Zellweger	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The Geneva Conventions were adopted in 1949 when it was already the Cold War. The Soviet Union was represented by Stalin. And we were able to adopt treaties for international armed conflicts. – Marco Sassoli	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The Russians are basically trying to wiggle out of Geneva, so it is the question of he can stay: it's a red line for all the Gulf Cooperation Council. Absolutely a red line. This is something that won't be a negotiable issue. – Mustafa Alani	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The Russians are now trying to play the game they have been playing since Geneva. – Monzer Akbik	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The Syrian people have never accepted the dictatorship of Assad and they will not accept that it is reintroduced or reformulated in another way, the Russians are now trying to play the game they have been playing since Geneva. – Monzer Akbik	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
China has been very active yesterday in New York and tonight in Geneva. – Francois Curiel	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
He intends to spend more time in the two capitals (Riyadh and Sanaa) to discuss the draft principles paper which was developed here in Geneva - as he said, 'until we reach a preliminary agreement', as you know, before leaving us here in Geneva, he said both sides had shown signs of constructive engagement regarding the possibility of reaching a humanitarian truce and that there was emerging common ground upon which to build an eventual ceasefire coupled with the withdrawal of combattants. – The United Nations	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We do not say that the Geneva conference failed, but rather that it was a first step, and there were acts of obstruction that were clear and systematic aimed at ensuring that no clear results come out of this conference, there is clear and systematic obstruction from the aggressors, at the head of them Saudi Arabia, and this obstruction is aimed at ensuring that the Yemenis don’t come out with clear solutions and so that the aggression continues and the siege on the Yemeni people continues,' he said. The issue of Al Qaeda and Al Qaeda expansion in Yemen had been. – Hamza Al-Houthi	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Moscow is thus impeding ongoing efforts for a peaceful end to the conflict with Abkhazia and South Ossetia in the framework of the Geneva talks. – Christiane Wirtz	Found on Reuters 9 years ago

If a Russian troop withdrawal materializes, it would put President Assad under pressure to finally seriously negotiate a peaceful political transition in Geneva that would ensure the continuation of a Syrian state.

– German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The truce has not changed anything in my life. The war planes are still hovering above us, i do not expect anything from the Geneva talks.

– Abdul Razzaq

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We have noted the decision of the president and next week a team of officials from Geneva is going to Monrovia.

– Benoit Matsha-Carpentier

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The decision on whether they will be on Monday or slightly later will be taken in the next few days, depending on what is happening on the ground, we don't want discussions in Geneva to become a discussion about infringements or not of the ceasefire, we want them to actually address the core of everything.

– De Mistura

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This attack constitutes a gross violation of humanitarian principles and the Geneva Convention that all actors of a conflict have to respect, medical facilities and medical staff are to provide treatment to anyone in need and patients are to be granted safety according to humanitarian law.

– Jorgen Holmstrom

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The lack of a direct line of control from Geneva to what was happening at country level was probably one of the main reasons for why they were so slow.

– Charles Clift

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We have come to Geneva to seek relief for our people by insisting U.N. Security Council resolution 2254 is implemented, which means humanitarian relief, the lifting of sieges, and the end of attacks on civilians, we are intensifying our efforts to ensure that action is taken to end the suffering in Syria.

– Spokesman Salim al-Muslat

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We only came to Geneva after receiving assurances and commitments and we have precise commitments on the fact there would be serious progress on the humanitarian situation, we can't start political negotiations until we have those gestures (in place).

– Bassma Kodmani

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We are going to Geneva to put to the test the seriousness of the international community in its promises to the Syrian people and to also test the seriousness of the regime in implementing its humanitarian obligations, we want to show the world our seriousness in moving toward negotiations to find a political solution.

– Riyad Naasan Agha

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The session will not take place until the measures are implemented ... While no measures are taken, the chances are zero, we don't want to go to Geneva ... for photos.

– Zahran Alloush

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We are looking to establish something bigger than the Geneva format to begin dialogue on how to return Crimea to Ukraine.

– Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This meeting was essential in order to move forward on the Geneva talks, and there are issues still, and very much at stake, that's why I needed to consult them.

– De Mistura

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We're not going to do that, geneva Convention affords only name, rank and serial number, and so that's what we're going to do. All of us are falling out.

– Chris Edmonds

Found on CNN
9 years ago

The Swiss government received information from a foreign authority regarding a potential IS cell in the Geneva area. Federal authorities examined this information and shared it with the local police, there is currently no indication that there was a concrete attack planned.

– President Simonetta Sommaruga

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Most international treaties have reporting mechanisms, many of the human rights treaties and others. The Geneva Conventions have never had that. So we're filling a missing gap.

– Helen Durham

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

There is a glaring vacuum at the heart of the Geneva Conventions system.

– Valentin Zellweger

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The Geneva Conventions were adopted in 1949 when it was already the Cold War. The Soviet Union was represented by Stalin. And we were able to adopt treaties for international armed conflicts.

– Marco Sassoli

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The Russians are basically trying to wiggle out of Geneva, so it is the question of he can stay: it's a red line for all the Gulf Cooperation Council. Absolutely a red line. This is something that won't be a negotiable issue.

– Mustafa Alani

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The Russians are now trying to play the game they have been playing since Geneva.

– Monzer Akbik

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The Syrian people have never accepted the dictatorship of Assad and they will not accept that it is reintroduced or reformulated in another way, the Russians are now trying to play the game they have been playing since Geneva.

– Monzer Akbik

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

China has been very active yesterday in New York and tonight in Geneva.

– Francois Curiel

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

He intends to spend more time in the two capitals (Riyadh and Sanaa) to discuss the draft principles paper which was developed here in Geneva - as he said, 'until we reach a preliminary agreement', as you know, before leaving us here in Geneva, he said both sides had shown signs of constructive engagement regarding the possibility of reaching a humanitarian truce and that there was emerging common ground upon which to build an eventual ceasefire coupled with the withdrawal of combattants.

– The United Nations

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We do not say that the Geneva conference failed, but rather that it was a first step, and there were acts of obstruction that were clear and systematic aimed at ensuring that no clear results come out of this conference, there is clear and systematic obstruction from the aggressors, at the head of them Saudi Arabia, and this obstruction is aimed at ensuring that the Yemenis don’t come out with clear solutions and so that the aggression continues and the siege on the Yemeni people continues,' he said. The issue of Al Qaeda and Al Qaeda expansion in Yemen had been.

– Hamza Al-Houthi

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Moscow is thus impeding ongoing efforts for a peaceful end to the conflict with Abkhazia and South Ossetia in the framework of the Geneva talks.

– Christiane Wirtz

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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