The Syrian regime has never negotiated (Khairallah Khairallah, Al Arabiya)

It was normal to suspend the Syria talks in Geneva, considering it was more of a dialogue of the deaf. There is no point meeting to tackle the crisis amid the absence of agreement among influential powers, particularly Washington and Moscow, for a transitional phase that transfers power from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his regime.

https://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2016/02/10/The-Syrian-regime-has-never-negotiated.html