GENEVA: Syria’s regime and opposition on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) discussed sending aid to besieged residents in the embattled city of Homs as United Nations (US)-sponsored peace talks inched forward in Geneva.

In what mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said was a “good beginning,” the two sides touched on a key humanitarian issue as they held their first face-to-face talks at the UN’s European headquarters.

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