The Syrian opposition delegation gave the victory sign in Geneva on Saturday, before heading off to meet its foe.<br /> <br />For the first time during Syria's three-year-long civil war, the opposition and the Syrian government sat down in the same room to hammer out peace talks.<br /> <br />The two sides entered and left from separate doors.<br /> <br />They sat at separate tables.<br /> <br />The only person to speak was the U.N. mediator.<br /> <br />And the meeting lasted just 30 minutes.<br /> <br />The Syrian National Coalition Spokesman left with his reservations.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) SYRIAN NATIONAL COALITION SPOKESMAN LOUAY SAFI SAYING:<br /> <br />"Well we have a lot of suspicions about the intentions of the regime's delegation about the seriousness and the goodwill."<br /> <br />They'll meet again in the afternoon.<br /> <br />But it won't be to discuss major stumbling blocks, like the possible removal from power of Syrian President Basher al-Assad.<br /> <br />Syria's ambassador to the U.N., Bashar Jaafari.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE)
