UN invitations to Syrian peace talks spark controversy

The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, "Staffan de Mistura":http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp..., has invited the Syrian government and opposition to peace talks due to start in Geneva on Friday. The news came in a UN statement on Tuesday but it didn't specify exactly which groups have been invited, and the matter is already the subject of disagreement. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov addressed a press conference in Moscow: "Some members of the interna… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2016/01/26/un... What are the top stories today? Click to watch:    • Top Stories   euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... euronews is available in 13 languages:    / euronewsnetwork   In English: Website: http://www.euronews.com/news Facebook:   / euronews   Twitter:   / euronews   Google+: http://google.com/+euronews VKontakte: http://vk.com/en.euronews