But the views of the government and the opposition are so diametrically opposed that Friday's discussions may get no further than preliminary attempts to set a common agenda, the BBC's Bridget Kendall in Geneva reports.
The talks are ostensibly about the implementation of the communique, but the views of the government and the opposition are so diametrically opposed that Friday's discussions may get no further than preliminary attempts to set a common agenda, the BBC's Bridget Kendall in Geneva reports.
Date: Jan 24, 2014
Category: World
Source: Google
Syria conflict: Half of population in urgent need of aid - UN
For communities trapped by the fighting in Syria, which big aid agencies cannot reach, what is needed is not so much more money, but an agreement on local ceasefires or humanitarian corridors, the BBC's diplomatic correspondent Bridget Kendall reports.
Our correspondent Bridget Kendall says the views of the G20 leaders could be the least of Mr Obama's worries, as his real difficulties might lie back in the US, where Congress is preparing to vote next week on whether to back military strikes.
Date: Sep 07, 2013
Category: World
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Advisers told Thatcher to 'buy out' Falkland Islanders
The BBC's Bridget Kendall says the papers reveal for the first time "how deeply split the [Conservative] party was over the Falklands". The Guardian points out that "contrary to the jingoistic spirit at the time" the deep divisions over the Falklands "went to the very heart of Downing Street".
BBC diplomatic correspondent Bridget Kendall says it is a chance to demonstrate to the Gaddafi government, and to the rest of the world, the strength of outrage at his actions and the determination to stop him.