GENEVA
The order of speakers at the international conference on Syria, Geneva-II has been confirmed.
The President and Foreign Minister of Switzerland Didier Burkhalter will make the opening speech, followed by the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, US Secretary of State John Kerry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces, and other speakers.
The League of Arab States, European Union, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation are the international organizations will also take part in the conference.
The final list of countries that are invited are: Algeria, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Holy See, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Syrian opposition (Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces), Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and United States of America.
Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will deliver a speech at the conference, which will start at 9 a.m. and is estimated to end at 7 p.m.
Meanwhile, Ban Ki-moon met with the Secretary General of the League of Arab States, with Dr. Nabil Elaraby ahead of the Geneva-II on Tuesday.
The pair discussed intra-Syrian negotiations, including the issue of blocked humanitarian access.
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