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UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura delivers his speech during the 53rd Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 19, 2017. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle

Moscow Sets March 20 Date for Geneva 5

by Michel Abu Najm | Mar 5, 2017 | Middle East

Paris- Western diplomatic sources saw that the main positive result of the eight days of Geneva 4 is that both delegations (the regime and the High Negotiations Committee of the Syrian Opposition (HNC)) agreed to discuss in a parallel manner the following four topics:...

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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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Staffan de Mistura, U.N. Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, speaks during a news conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday, March 3, 2016. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

Geneva 4: Preliminary Discussions to Pave Way for Deeper Negotiations

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 27, 2017 | Middle East

Geneva – U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura has set out three key discussion areas as the basis for the ongoing intra-Syrian negotiations, within the framework of a working paper that he handed over to the two warring sides last week. AFP quoted de...

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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. 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...