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Voraussetzung ist ein Waffenstillstand, der indes Terrorgruppen wie den sogenannten Islamischen Staat oder die al-Nusra-Front ausklammert. Die Übergangsphase inkludiert die Ausarbeitung einer Verfassung innerhalb von sechs Monaten und freie und faire Wahlen binnen 18 Monaten. Eine machbare Herausforderung, wie de Mistura es nannte. Der UN-Diplomat soll die Fäden in seiner Hand halten.

Ihre Differenzen über die Rolle Assads stellten Kerry und Lawrow hintan.

„We have come to an understanding that a truce should be reached in the soonest time possible and elections in Syria with participation of the opposition should be announced,“ al-Jaafari said after the end of the one-day talks in Vienna.

Paris: In Frankreich, unsere Nachbarrepublik, herrscht der vom Präsidenten Hollande ausgerufene Ausnahmezustand. Jede Wohnung darf durch Militär und Polizei nach eigenem Ermessen aufgebrochen, jede Person festgehalten und durchsucht werden.

Dieser Artikel nun dreht sich nicht um den Hergang der gestrigen Attentate in Paris, auch nicht über die der Öffentlichkeit präsentierte Schnitzeljagd nach weiteren Attentätern im Zuge neuer Vorfälle. Vielmehr werden ein paar Sachverhalte und subjektive Einschätzungen aufgezählt, die der aktive Teilnehmer der Öffentlichen Meinung in der Republik im eigenen Interesse nicht aus dem Blick verlieren sollte.

Mr. Rouhani also canceled a trip to France, Italy and the Vatican, which was to begin on Saturday, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on television on Saturday morning. It would have been the first visit by a leader of Iran to Europe in more than a decade.

In einer Erklärung verkündete der deutsche Innenminister, dass er mit seinem französischen Kollegen in Kontakt stehe und bereit sei, die Anti-Terror-Einheit GSG9 nach Frankreich zu entsenden. Die Spezialeinheit GSG9 wurde als Grenzschutzgruppe 9 am 26. September 1972 aufgrund der Erfahrungen bei der Geiselnahme von München gegründet.

SECRETARY KERRY: We talked, first of all, about the events in Paris, which follow on events in Beirut and events in Iraq. And we are in absolute and total agreement that these kinds of attacks are the most vile, horrendous, outrageous, unacceptable acts on the planet; that under any category – we don’t know who did it, but they are acts of terror. So we are witnessing a kind of medieval and modern fascism at the same time, which has no regard for life, which seeks to destroy and create chaos and disorder and fear.

And the one thing we can say to those people is that what they do in this is stiffen our resolve – all of us – to fight back, to hold people accountable, and to stand up for rule of law, which is exactly what we are here to do. And if they’ve done anything, they have encouraged us today to do even harder work to make progress and to help resolve the crises that we face.

The source added that the Syrian people who have been suffering for five years from the crimes of the foreign-backed Takfiri terrorism, understand, more than any other, the ugliness of what has happened in Paris and the risks posed by terrorism to the world security and peace.

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Neben den UNO-Vetomächten USA, Russland, China, Großbritannien, Frankreich nehmen u.a. auch Deutschland, der Iran und Saudi-Arabien an den Gesprächen teil. Vertreter aus Syrien selbst sitzen nicht mit am Tisch. US-Außenminister Kerry kam bereits am Freitagabend in Wien an. Irans Außenminister Mohammad Jawad Zarif wird ebenfalls kommen.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conveyed Israel‘s support for the people of France and French President French President François Hollande in a statement Friday night.

Hassan Rouhani on Saturday postponed what would have been the first visit to Europe by an Iranian president in 10 years after attacks in Paris that he described as „crimes against humanity.“

(10.11.2015) Hassan Rouhani is visiting Paris as part of a four-day tour of Italy and France beginning November 14, making him the first Iranian president to travel to Europe in a decade.

(13.11.2015) Developing Iran-France ties is to the benefit of both countries, said President Rouhani in an interview with TV channel France 2 and French radio Europe 1, adding: “France’s history and culture has a special place in Iranian nation’s public opinion and France can be one of Iran’s economic, political, and cultural partner”.

Regarding his forthcoming first visit to Europe, President said: “Iran has been a party to the NPT for many years and has cooperated with the IAEA based on the Safeguards Agreement”.

(13.11.2015) As those officials returned to Vienna ahead of a new round of talks on Saturday, diplomats said there had been little progress, with Western powers and their allies insisting President Bashar al-Assad must leave office, and his backers Russia and Iran saying voters must decide his fate.

The telegram of condolences sent by Vladimir Putin to French President Francois Hollande reads, in part:

“I would like to express our deepest condolences to you personally and to the people of France in connection with the death of a large number of peaceful citizens in an unprecedented series of terrorist acts in Paris.

This tragedy is additional proof of the barbaric nature of terrorism that is posing a challenge to human civilisation. It is obvious that to counter this evil effectively the entire international community needs to truly join efforts.

I would like to confirm the readiness of the Russian side to closely cooperate with our French partners in investigating the crime committed in Paris. I expect both the originators and perpetrators to be justly punished.

In this hour of trial for France I would like you to convey our sincere sympathy and support to the families and friends of the victims and our wishes of a speedy recovery to all those who suffered at the hands of the extremists.”

President Obama spoke by phone this evening with President Hollande of France to offer the condolences of the American people for the horrific terrorist attacks in Paris earlier this evening. The President reiterated the United States‘ steadfast, unwavering support for the people of France, our oldest ally and friend, and reaffirmed the offer of any necessary support to the French investigation. The two leaders pledged to work together, and with nations around the world, to defeat the scourge of terrorism.

Während die Welt im Eindruck der verheerenden Terror-Anschläge von Paris steht, wird auf in Wien heute erneut nach Lösungen im Syrien-Krieg gesucht. Vertreter von 17 Ländern und drei internationalen Organisationen, darunter EU und UNO, beraten. Dabei soll eine Liste von Oppositionellen aufgestellt werden, die dann mit dem Regime in Damaskus über einen politischen Übergangsprozess verhandeln sollen.

(13.11.2015)

President Obama vowed Friday “to go after any terrorist networks that go after our people” after gruesome attacks in Paris jolted the White House just as Obama was preparing to rally world leaders behind his latest plans to combat radical Islamist fighters.