Syria talks: Possible path toward peace, or another dead end

Syria's government and opposition have delicately sat down for their first face-to-face talks, amid hopes of millions of Syrians that they could be a step toward ending the country's devastating 8-and-a-half-year war.

(L-R) Ahmad Kuzbari, co-chair for the Syrian Government, UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen and Hadi al-Bahra, co-chair for the Syrian opposition attend the first meeting of the new Syrian Constitutional Committee at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, October 30, 2019. (Reuters Photo: Denis Balibouse)

Syria’s government and opposition have delicately sat down for their first face-to-face talks, amid the hopes of millions of Syrians and governments from Washington to Moscow that they could become a step toward ending the country’s devastating 8-and-a-half-year war.