UN Security Council seeks to heal Syria divisions in Sweden

In an extraordinary assembly outside new york, the un protection council is preserving talks at a far flung farmhouse in southern sweden.

The casual session, that is held annually, is predicted to consciousness on the syrian battle and on overcoming participants' deep divisions at the concern.

The swedish hosts say they hope to inject new momentum to the process.

The once a year brainstorming session which sees the gathering of 15 ambassadors and secretary-trendy antonio guterres is usually held in upstate ny.

They had been invited to the talks taking vicinity in lower backåkra via sweden, a non-everlasting member of the body.

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The summer residence where they've congregated became that of former un secretary-wellknown dag hammarskjöld, who changed into the un's 2nd secretary-fashionable and died in a plane crash in africa in 1961.

The southern wing serves because the summer time house for the swedish academy, which awards the nobel literature prize.

Sweden's deputy un ambassador carl skau stated the concept turned into "to recreate dialogue" and "relaunch momentum" with "humility and endurance", per week after the air moves with the aid of france, the UK and the united states against syria in retaliation for an alleged chemical attack in douma.

"it is essential for the council's credibility," mr skau advised newshounds in the big apple.

The air strikes, finished without a protection council resolution, have led to fierce tensions between russia, a everlasting member and ally of syria, and the us, france, the UK and china.

However on friday, swedish overseas minister margot wallstrom warned towards nurturing "excessive hopes that the whole [Syrian] problem may be resolved" on the assembly.

"specially, we want to have time to talk approximately the lengthy-time period role of the security council and the united international locations in the syrian struggle," she said.