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Syria talks: Civilians allowed to leave Homs old city Syria talks: Civilians allowed to leave Homs old city
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Syria will allow women and children to leave the besieged area of Homs "from now", the UN mediator at the Geneva peace talks has told reporters.Syria will allow women and children to leave the besieged area of Homs "from now", the UN mediator at the Geneva peace talks has told reporters.
Lakhdar Brahimi said that the government had asked for a list of adult male civilians who wanted to leave to ensure they were not fighters.Lakhdar Brahimi said that the government had asked for a list of adult male civilians who wanted to leave to ensure they were not fighters.
He said he hoped a humanitarian convoy would be able to go to Homs on Monday.He said he hoped a humanitarian convoy would be able to go to Homs on Monday.
He added that the opposition had agreed to give the government lists of detainees held by armed groups. The opposition had agreed to give the government lists of detainees held by armed groups, Mr Brahimi added.
Mr Brahimi said the opposition had pledged to gather names of detainees from groups it had "authority over or contact with" but admitted that this did not include all anti-government groups fighting in Syria. The envoy said the opposition had pledged to gather names of detainees from groups it had "authority over or contact with" but admitted that this did not include all anti-government groups fighting in Syria.
He said the talks in Geneva had taken the form of a joint session with the government and opposition in the morning before he met the sides separately in the afternoon. Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad confirmed in remarks to reporters that women and children were free to leave the old city of Homs.
Mr Brahimi said the talks in Geneva had taken the form of a joint session with the government and opposition in the morning before he met the sides separately in the afternoon.
He added that he expected this pattern to be repeated on Monday.He added that he expected this pattern to be repeated on Monday.
Mr Brahimi said he had been encouraged by the atmosphere at the talks on Sunday, saying they had been characterised by "respect and exchange".