BEIRUT — The head of Syria’s government delegation at the Geneva talks lashed out Wednesday at the country’s Western- and Saudi-backed opposition, calling them “politically immature” and saying their walkout from the negotiations removes a “major obstacle” to finding a political solution to the conflict.
The remarks by Bashar Ja’afari, who is also Syria’s U.N. ambassador, echoed earlier barbs by a Turkey-based opposition leader who accused President Bashar Assad’s forces of effectively having “buried” the cease-fire in Syria.
The verbal sparring came as activists reported that ambulances and buses entered four besieged communities in Syria to evacuate about 500 sick residents.
At the United Nations, Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman for the U.N. chief, told reporters plans were underway to evacuate the 500 who are in “urgent need of life-saving medical attention.”
