The Syrian government and opposition have agreed to discuss a possible deal this weekend to provide humanitarian access to the besieged city of Homs as part of confidence building measures.<br /><br />The UN mediator for the Syrian peace talks Lakhdar Brahimi is encouraged by the discussions he’s had so far.<br /><br />“We never expected it to be easy and it is sure it is not going to be. But I think that the two parties understand what is at stake,” said Brahimi at a news conference on Friday evening.<br /><br />“The huge ambition of this process is to save Syria, no less than that. So I hope that all three parties: the government, the opposition and the United Nations will be up to the task.”<br /><br />If a deal can be reached during discussions over the weekend, relief aid to Homs could begin as early as Monday. <br /><br />The Syrian peace talks are aimed at stopping a conflict that’s killed at least 130,000 people and created nearly two-and-a-half-million refugees.
