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U.S. and Russian officials are meeting at the United Nations in Geneva on Tuesday for a second round of talks in efforts to plan an international conference on Syria.

The Joint Special Representative for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, met today in Geneva with delegations from the Russian Federation led by Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs Mikhail Bogdanov and Gennady Gatilov, and the United States, led by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman. The discussions were constructive, and focused on ways to ensure that the Geneva Conference on Syria can take place with the best chances of success. The meeting has been informed that Minister Lavrov and…

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ENGLISH-SPEAKING RADIO IN GENEVA Interview with Mark Butcher, Director of World Radio Switzerland

Since September 2013, there have been changes in English-speaking radio in the Geneva area. Radio Frontier took over World Radio Switzerland (WRS), but decided to keep the old name WRS. Furthermore, in preparation for the move to Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), the Swiss Federal Government decided to close the FM wavelength used by WRS. Mark Butcher explains. Q: Can you tell us how you came to be doing what you are doing? I have always been in radio ever…

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