The Geneva 2 Middle East peace conference opened on January 22, 2014. Syria TV broadcast the opening speeches live.
The captions that Syria TV placed at the bottom of the screen throughout the speeches of Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Al-'Arabi and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius read as follows:
Caption For Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal
The caption on the screen throughout Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal's speech stated: "Saud Al-Faisal, his family's foreign minister, stressed that his regime would continue its aggression against the Syrian state and people."
"Saud Al-Faisal, his family's foreign minister, stressed that his regime would continue its aggression against the Syrian state and people."
Caption For Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Al-'Arabi
The caption on the screen throughout Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Al-'Arabi's speech stated: "Nabil Al-'Arabi speaks in the name of the Saudi Arabian and Gulf countries' petrodollars that control him and the Arab League."
"Nabil Al-'Arabi speaks in the name of the Saudi Arabian and Gulf countries' petrodollars that control him and over the Arab League."
Caption For French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
The caption at the bottom of the screen throughout French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius' speech stated: "Fabius obscures the crimes committed with chemical weapons by terrorists in Syria by fending off accusations [directed against them]."
"Fabius obscures the crimes committed with chemical weapons by terrorists in Syria by fending off accusations [directed against them]."
Caption For Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu
The caption at the bottom of the screen throughout Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu's speech stated: "Oğlu obscures his government's support for the terrorists it trains and finances, and sheds crocodile tears over the pain suffered by Syrians inside Syria and in the refugee camps."
"Oğlu obscures his government's support for the terrorists it trains and finances, and sheds crocodile tears over the pain suffered by Syrians inside Syria and in the refugee camps."
