The meetings started last week. It will have starts and stops, but, there is forward movement.
February 4, 2016
GENEVA - UN Special Envoy for Syria (click here) Staffan de Mistura announced Wednesday evening in a Geneva hotel the temporary pause of intra-Syrian talks, saying the talks is to be resumed on Feb 25.
He told reporters that this is "not a failure of talks" and he is not frustrated or disappointed but will remain "determined and realistic" in the face of challenges.
The Special Envoy stressed that the temporary pause of intra-Syrian talks does not indicate that discussions have broken down, though more work needs to be done by all sides involved.
"This is not the end and this is not the failure of the talks," he said.
De Mistura highlighted that both sides are interested in starting the political process, adding that a date for the resumption of talks had been set for Feb 25.
"I will be asking for the ISSG (International Syria Support Group) to convene as soon as possible, hopefully already in Munich, the Security Council to meet, and we reconvene in Geneva again on Feb 25," he said....
Countries that have never worried about terrorism are taking threats seriously. China recently passed it's first law regarding terrorism. This episode with Daesh has created new awareness and countries are moving to be aware of the threat.
February 6, 2016
...The new law, inspired by some foreign laws, (click here) clearly defines "terrorism" as any proposition or activity that "infringes on personal and property rights, and menaces government organs and international organizations". It tells the world that taking measures to prevent the spread of and cracking down on terrorism amounts to safeguarding human rights. The Chinese lawmakers have been reiterating that the principle of this law is to regulate the process of carrying out the law and preventing people's legal rights from being violated. So any worry about human rights violation is unnecessary....
China anticipates 137 million tourists this year.
Countries that have never worried about terrorism are taking threats seriously. China recently passed it's first law regarding terrorism. This episode with Daesh has created new awareness and countries are moving to be aware of the threat.
February 6, 2016
...The new law, inspired by some foreign laws, (click here) clearly defines "terrorism" as any proposition or activity that "infringes on personal and property rights, and menaces government organs and international organizations". It tells the world that taking measures to prevent the spread of and cracking down on terrorism amounts to safeguarding human rights. The Chinese lawmakers have been reiterating that the principle of this law is to regulate the process of carrying out the law and preventing people's legal rights from being violated. So any worry about human rights violation is unnecessary....
China anticipates 137 million tourists this year.
