UN sets January 25 as date of Syria peace talks
- 8 years ago
The UN special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, hopes to convene talks between the government of President Bashar Al-Assad and the opposition on January 25 in Geneva, his office said Saturday.
De Mistura has "intensified efforts" towards convening the talks on the target date, hopefully including the "broadest possible spectrum" of opposition representatives, the statement quoted by AFP said.
The special envoy on the nearly five-year conflict "counts on full cooperation of all the relevant Syrian parties in this process," it said, adding, "Continuing developments on the ground should not be allowed to derail it."
Syria's Foreign Minister, Walid Muallem, said last week his country was ready to take part in the new talks in Geneva, but conditioned that on certain "terrorist groups" not being allowed to take part.
De Mistura has "intensified efforts" towards convening the talks on the target date, hopefully including the "broadest possible spectrum" of opposition representatives, the statement quoted by AFP said.
The special envoy on the nearly five-year conflict "counts on full cooperation of all the relevant Syrian parties in this process," it said, adding, "Continuing developments on the ground should not be allowed to derail it."
Syria's Foreign Minister, Walid Muallem, said last week his country was ready to take part in the new talks in Geneva, but conditioned that on certain "terrorist groups" not being allowed to take part.