Geneva II Conference on Syria Begins with High-Level Segment

Sergey V. Lavrov (gesturing on right), Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, speaks with Walid Al-Moualem (left, facing Lavrov), Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Syrian Arab Republic, and the rest of the Syrian Government delegation, at the high-level segment of the Geneva II Conference on Syria, taking place in Montreux, Switzerland. Both the Syrian Government and the opposition are attending the international conference, which aims to end the nearly three-year-old civil war in Syria.