UN Syria Envoy to Inform UNSC Thursday on New Round of Intra-Syrian Talks

BRUSSELS – The date of the next round of intra-Syrian talks will be announced once consultations are held with the UN Security Council, UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said Thursday, according to Sputnik.

“I am going to discuss what would be the best options for the resumption of the talks. I am not in a position now, until after I’m briefed and consulted by the Security Council,” de Mistura said during a press conference in Brussels.

 De Mistura repeated that an agreement from the intra-Syrian talks is still planned to be reached in August.

 “The date of August is there and remains there. Does this mean we need to be in a hurry? The answer is yes,” de Mistura said.

He pointed out that there is a need to resume the talks on the basis of stability, the cessation of hostilities and the delivery of humanitarian aid.

Damascus Cooperating With UN on Getting Aid to Besieged Deir ez-Zor

De Mistura also said that Damascus is actively cooperating with the United Nations on the provision of humanitarian aid supplies to the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor, besieged by Daesh terrorists.

“In Deir ez-Zor in fact, all the people have been reached with sufficient food for one month, and these are the joint operations with Russian pilots, WFP [World Food Program] planes, US funding and cooperation and a contribution from countries like the Netherlands, like Germany, like many others,” de Mistura told reporters.

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