GENEVA, (ST)- The delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic, led by Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari, Syria’s Permanent Representative at the United Nations, is holding a round of talks with the UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura at the UN Headquarters within the framework of the fifth round of Geneva Intra-Syrian talks.
“The delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic is always welcomed at the United Nations in Geneva”, de Mistura told reporters on Friday upon receiving the delegation at the UN headquarters.
Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy, the UN Deputy Special Envoy for Syria, on Thursday visited the Syrian Arab Republic’s delegation at its residence place in Geneva. The two sides held unofficial round of talks in which they exchanged viewpoints on preparations to officially start the fifth round of the Intra-Syrian talks on Friday.
On Wednesday, The delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic held constructive talks with the Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Office Alexei Borodavkin and the Chinese Special Envoy for Syria Xie Xiaoyan within the framework of constant consultation and coordination between Syria and each of Russia and China.
The Syrian delegation reiterated that the escalation of terrorist attacks of Daesh and Jabhat al-Nusra against civilians and residential districts in Damascus, Hama and other Syrian cities prove that these terrorist organizations and their operating countries want to use terrorism as a political weapon and to undermine every opportunity to solve the crisis and stop bloodshed in Syria.
Hamda Mustafa