Secretary Lakhdar Brahimi says Geneva is failing to comply with chemical weapons deal . `` We felt like we were drinking from a poisoned chalice while the criminal was killing our women , children , young men and women , and elderly , '' said a statement released Friday by Syrian National Coalition leader Ahmad Jarba after the close of the first round of talks . Syrian National Coalition mediator Kerry calls peace talks a `` modest beginning '' Negotiations on halting Syria 's civil war are supposed to resume June 2012 . Meanwhile , Syria has failed to hand over known chemical weapons on time .
Secretary Lakhdar Brahimi says Geneva is failing to comply with chemical weapons deal . Syrian National Coalition mediator Kerry calls peace talks a `` modest beginning '' Negotiations on halting Syria 's civil war are supposed to resume June 2012 . Meanwhile , Syria has failed to hand over known chemical weapons on time .