United Nations special envoy on Syria Staffan de Mistura attends a news conference after a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, May 3, 2016. REUTERS/SERGEI KARPUKHIN
Reuters: U.N. envoy tells Security Council no Syria talks for two-three weeks
There will be no new round of Syria talks for at least two or three weeks, the office of U.N. special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said in a statement on Thursday, after he consulted the U.N. Security Council for about two and a half hours.
"He briefed on his intention to start the next round of talks as soon as feasible but certainly not within the next two/three weeks," said the statement.
It said de Mistura wanted to see progress on the ground, particularly relating to the cessation of hostilities and humanitarian access.
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