'Golden opportunity' missed for progress on intra-Syrian talks, says UN envoy
Dec 15, 2017, at 10:15 pm
New York, Dec 15(Just Earth News): A “golden opportunity” has been missed to decide the future of Syria at the end of the latest round of United Nations-supported talks in Geneva, UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura said on Thursday.
May 20, 2017, at 01:43 pm
New York, May 20(Just Earth News): United Nations-facilitated talks to help resolve the Syrian conflict have ended on schedule in Geneva, where UN negotiator Staffan de Mistura said he was satisfied that some progress had been made, and that there had been “less rhetoric†on all sides.
‘We need improvement,’ on humanitarian access, says UN envoy for Syria
Apr 15, 2016, at 01:34 pm
New York, Apr 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The day after a new round of intra-Syrian talks began in Geneva, the United Nations envoy mediating a solution to the crisis reported on Thursday on the latest humanitarian assessment, stressing the need for improvement amidst a picture that is frustrating but not “completely negative.â€
Next round of Intra-Syrian talks planned for 13 April – UN envoy
Apr 08, 2016, at 12:42 pm
New York, Apr 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations mediator on the crisis in Syria said on Thursday that the next round of the peace talks will likely begin on Wednesday, 13 April, and is intended to be a concrete discussion leading to “a real beginning of a political transition.â€
Syria: UN advisor warns of 'lost momentum' and frustration in humanitarian access talks
Apr 02, 2016, at 01:49 pm
New York, Apr 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Diplomats are “very frustrated†about not being able to keep the early momentum in the humanitarian track of the intra-Syrian talks, a United Nations humanitarian mediator has warned.
Intra-Syrian talks advancing without ‘excessive rhetoric,’ says UN envoy
Mar 19, 2016, at 02:53 pm
New York, Mar 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS):As the first week of the new round of intra-Syrian talks ended on Friday, the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria said the “proximity system†of the discussions, whereby parties are meeting indirectly through his mediation, has contributed to the talks moving forward.