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UN Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura addresses the media in Vienna, Austria, November 14, 2015 (Leonhard Foeger/ Reuters)

De Mistura Says Truce in the South is Temporary, Understands Syrians’ Concerns over Partition

by Ibrahim Hamidi | Jul 12, 2017 | Interviews

London – UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said that the agreed truce in southwest Syria was a “positive step in the right direction”, noting the presence of common interests between the US and Russia, including fighting ISIS and easing the crisis in the...

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Participants of Syria peace talks attend a meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan March 15, 2017. REUTERS/Mukhtar Kholdorbekov

Syrian Opposition Convenes Ahead of New Round of Geneva Talks

by Caroline Akoum | Mar 17, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – Following the failure of Astana 3 negotiations, attention is shifted towards the upcoming round of intra-Syrian talks in Geneva, which will be held on March 23. UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura condemned deadly suicide bomb attacks in Damascus on...

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People walk on the rubble of damaged buildings after an airstrike in the rebel held area of Aleppo’s Baedeen district, Syria, May 3, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail

Air Strikes in Syria Threaten Future of Geneva Peace Talks

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 25, 2017 | Middle East

Syrian regime and opposition representatives attending the peace talks in Geneva on Saturday warned of the impact on negotiations after a day of violence in Syria that included extremist suicide bombings and missile strikes by regime air force. Warplanes also carried...

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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...