In January 2014 , Muallem participated in the Geneva II Conference on Syria at Montreux . He described the opposition as traitors and terrorists in his initial speech while accusing a number of states of supporting terrorism and deliberately attempting to destabilize Syria . Despite the conference rules permitting only ten minutes to each speaker , Muallem talked for over forty minutes before finishing and repeatedly ignored Ban Ki-moon attempts to conclude his speech
Geneva II Conference on Syria
Geneva II Conference on Syria
Walid Muallem