Syrian Government Delegation to Geneva Talks Meets De Mistura at UN HQ
Geneva, (ST)- The meeting between the delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic and the UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan De Mistura started on Tuesday at the UN headquarters in Geneva within efforts to hold intra-Syrian dialogue aiming to attain political settlement in Syria.
On Monday, De Mistura held a meeting with “Riyadh opposition” delegation, at the UN HQ in Geneva.
According to media sources the talks between De Mistura and “Riyadh opposition” delegation were held without any preconditions in light of what has been called for by the UN and International Group for Supporting Syria.
In a press statement following the talks, De Mistura said “Dialogue has started and we will deepen it on Tuesday and I see a will and a desire to achieve progress.”
He added that the Syrian people “want to see outcomes on land and tangible realities for that dialogue,” affirming he has confidence the dialogue would be better than before.
De Mistura considered that Vienna’s two statements came out with a message that when dialogue starts, there should be Syrian-Syrian talks, in parallel, to ceasefire.
He affirmed that it is not possible to fix a deadline for the round of the inter-Syrian dialogue as this issue is related to the desire of the participating sides.
De Mistura pointed out that he is a dialogue facilitator…and “I discusses with the people I meet what they tell me and what they would do for the Syrian people”. He added “that’s why I do not discuss who represents the government and who represents the opposition”.
The UN envoy denied receiving any list of detainees as the opposition claimed.
H.Mustafa