Little hope for syrian peace talks: envoy

The uN special representative for Syria said Tuesday there is little hope a peace conference to find a political solution to the deadly conflict in the country can take place in July as planned. Lakhdar Brahimi, pictured, said he still hopes the international negotiations can be relaunched at a second peace conference in Geneva later in the summer. Mr. Brahimi spoke as he arrived to mediate a day-long meeting between the u.S. and Russia, which are supporting opposite sides in the Syrian conflict. “I doubt whether the conference will take place in July,” he said, noting the Syrian opposition is not meeting until early July and probably would not be ready. He added Tuesday’s meeting might not resolve issues such as how the confer- ence should be conducted and who should participate. The talks are intended to lay the groundwork for another Geneva conference that will have “the best chances of success.”