U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton are welcomed by Swiss President Didier Burkhalter before peace talks in Montreux
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L-R) and EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton are welcomed by Swiss President Didier Burkhalter before peace talks in Montreux January 22, 2014. International peace talks to address Syria's almost three-year-old civil war opened in Montreux near Geneva on Wednesday with a speech by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry talks to EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton before peace talks in Montreux
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) talks to EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton before peace talks in Montreux January 22, 2014. Syrian and international delegates arrived in Switzerland on Tuesday for peace talks that few believe can succeed as the three-year-old civil war and geopolitical acrimony it has brought show no sign of abating. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A pro-Assad demonstrator gestures as he holds the Syrian national flag in front of venue where Syria peace conference is held, in Montreux
A pro-Assad demonstrator gestures as he holds the Syrian national flag in front of the venue where the Syria peace conference is held, in Montreux January 22, 2014. Syria's government and opposition, meeting face to face for the first time at a U.N. peace conference, angrily spelled out their hostility on Wednesday as world powers also restated contrasting views on the future of President Bashar al-Assad. REUTERS/ Kinda Makieh (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)
A pro-Assad demonstrator holds a balloon in front of the venue where the Syria peace conference is held, in Montreux
A pro-Assad demonstrator holds a balloon in front of the venue where the Syria peace conference is held, in Montreux January 22, 2014. Syria's government and opposition, meeting face to face for the first time at a U.N. peace conference, angrily spelled out their hostility on Wednesday as world powers also restated contrasting views on the future of President Bashar al-Assad. Words on the balloon read, "We are ready to defend our country". REUTERS/ Kinda Makieh (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Pro-Assad demonstrator drapes the Syrian national flag across shoulders, as he waves flag in front of venue where Syria peace conference is held, in Montreux
A pro-Assad demonstrator drapes the Syrian national flag across his shoulders, as he waves the Syrian national flag in front of the venue where the Syria peace conference is held, in Montreux January 22, 2014. Syria's government and opposition, meeting face to face for the first time at a U.N. peace conference, angrily spelled out their hostility on Wednesday as world powers also restated contrasting views on the future of President Bashar al-Assad. REUTERS/ Kinda Makieh (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)
A pro-Assad demonstrators carry portraits of Syrian President al-Assad in front of venue where Syria peace conference is held, in Montreux
A pro-Assad demonstrator carry portraits of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in front of the venue where the Syria peace conference is held, in Montreux January 22, 2014. Syria's government and opposition, meeting face to face for the first time at a U.N. peace conference, angrily spelled out their hostility on Wednesday as world powers also restated contrasting views on the future of President Bashar al-Assad. Signs read, "We are all with you". REUTERS/ Kinda Makieh (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A pro-Assad demonstrator carries portrait of Syrian President al-Assad in front of venue where Syria peace conference is held, in Montreux
A pro-Assad demonstrator carries a portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in front of the venue where the Syria peace conference is held, in Montreux January 22, 2014. Syria's government and opposition, meeting face to face for the first time at a U.N. peace conference, angrily spelled out their hostility on Wednesday as world powers also restated contrasting views on the future of President Bashar al-Assad. REUTERS/ Kinda Makieh (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
A pro-Assad demonstrator carries a portrait of the Syrian President al-Assad in front of venue where Syria peace conference is held, in Montreux
A pro-Assad demonstrator carries a portrait of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in front of the venue where the Syria peace conference is held, in Montreux January 22, 2014. Syria's government and opposition, meeting face to face for the first time at a U.N. peace conference, angrily spelled out their hostility on Wednesday as world powers also restated contrasting views on the future of President Bashar al-Assad. REUTERS/ Kinda Makieh (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)