As the Geneva II talks are ongoing on its 5th day between the delegations of the Syrian regime and the opposition Syrian National Coalition on Tuesday, Syrian opposition said "Geneva I agreement is our priority, regime insists on starvation policy."

The first phase of Geneva-II talks started on January 22 with the participation of 40 states and several international organizations.

In the second phase which started on Saturday, the delegations from the Syria regime and the SNC held direct talks under the mediation of Lakhdar Brahimi.

The opposing sides in Syria's civil war discussed humanitarian aid on Saturday during the first day of direct talks, which Brahimi called a 'good beginning'.

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Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Makdad, center, talks to journalists during a short briefing after a meeting with the Syrian opposition at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014.

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