The Syrian government has officially confirmed its participation in the Geneva-2 peace conference. This came today as a statement by Deputy Official Representative of the UN Secretary General, Farhan Haq.
"Yes, they will participate," Farhan Haq said and added that Damascus had formally informed about this in a letter to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. "As far as I understand, the delegation of the SAR government will be headed by Foreign Minister Walid Muallem ", said the UN representative.
