ASSOCIATED PRESS
BEIRUT—Russia and the U.N called Thursday for the resuscitation of a peace initiative for Syria that never got off the ground when it was proposed months ago because both parties to the conflict rejected it.
The plan, unveiled by world powers at an international conference in Geneva in June, called for an open-ended cease-fire, a transitional government to run the country until elections, and the drafting of a new constitution. The plan was a nonstarter for the opposition because it didn't explicitly ban authoritarian President Bashar al-Assad and other members of his regime from taking part in the transitional leadership.
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