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UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria Staffan de Mistura, left, shakes hands with Syria’s main opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) leader Nasr al-Hariri, center, after the opening of a new round of Syria peace talks, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

De Mistura Concludes Geneva 4, to Announce Next Round of Talks following New York Meetings

by Michel Abu Najm | Mar 4, 2017 | Middle East

Paris – UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura announced on Friday the conclusion of the fourth round of the UN-mediated intra-Syrian talks in Geneva. The international envoy said that participants have agreed to discuss in parallel, all four “package” deal...

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UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura, right, prepares to shake hands with Syria’s main opposition High Negotiations Committee, HNC, leader Nasr al-Hariri upon his arrival for a meeting during Syria peace talks in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday,Feb. 27, 2017. (Fabrice Coffrini/Pool Photo via AP)

Geneva: Intra-Syrian Talks Likely to be Suspended Friday, Resume on March 20

by Michel Abu Najm | Feb 28, 2017 | Middle East

Geneva – The fourth round of intra-Syrian talks in Geneva “have not yet risen to the level of negotiations”, despite continuous efforts deployed by UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura, according to European diplomatic sources. The sources told Asharq Al-Awsat...

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People inspect the site of a double bomb attack in the government-controlled city of Homs, Syria, in this handout picture provided by SANA on January 26, 2016. REUTERS/SANA/Handout via Reuters

Geneva 4: Race between Security Escalation, Actual Launch of Negotiations

by Michel Abu Najm | Feb 26, 2017 | Middle East

Geneva – U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura condemned a militant attack in the Syrian city of Homs on Saturday, describing it as a deliberate attempt to ruin the ongoing peace talks in Geneva. Suicide bombers attacked two Syrian security offices in Homs,...

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U.N. Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura at the fourth round of intra-Syrian talks in Geneva (Reuters)

Geneva 4: Procedural Matters Dominate Talks as Regime, Opposition Delegations Agree to Sit Together

by Michel Abu Najm | Feb 25, 2017 | Middle East

Paris – Procedural issues overshadowed the intra-Syrian talks in Geneva on Friday, ahead of expected first-time direct negotiations between the regime and opposition delegations – a move seen as the fruit of hard efforts deployed by U.N. Special Envoy Staffan de...

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U.N. mediator for Syria Staffan de Mistura reacts after a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland October 6, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

4th Round of Syrian Talks in Geneva: Ambiguity Continues

by Michel Abu Najm | Feb 24, 2017 | Middle East

Geneva – U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura successfully prevented on Thursday the failure of the fourth round of intra-Syrian talks in Geneva, after he convinced representatives of the Syrian opposition factions to sit together as a unified delegation at...