(29.1.2016) The Kurdish sources in Brussels who were in constant contact with Muslim told me the morning of Jan. 27 that they had just spoken to Muslim, who was at that moment in a meeting with the Americans and that the PYD representation was still pending. He said everything would be clear by noon.

By evening, word came from Washington. US State Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner declared that the PYD will not be invited to Geneva.

Here are some tidbits from the diplomatic farce played in front of the curtain, taken from the transcript of Toner‘s daily press briefing for Jan. 27: