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January 28, 2014

Syria Talks Still Deadlocked over Assad's Role; U.S. Says People Starving in Homs 
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Talks in Geneva between the two sides in Syria's conflict remain
deadlocked over the future role of President Bashar al-Assad. Another
issue at stake is the delivery of aid to the besieged city of Homs. U.S.
State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said the situation there is
desperate.

Jen Psaki: "We firmly believe that the Syrian regime must approve the
convoys to deliver badly needed humanitarian assistance into the old
city of Homs now. The situation is desperate, and the people are
starving. What the regime has proposed, an evacuation of women and
children from the old city, is not sufficient. Civilians must be allowed
to come and go freely, but the people of Homs must not be forced to
leave their homes and split up their families before receiving
much-needed food and other aid."

 

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