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UN Envoy Sees Staggered Start to Syria Peace Talks

  • March, 05, 2016 - 18:24
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UN Envoy Sees Staggered Start to Syria Peace Talks

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The United Nations Syria envoy expects a staggered start to peace talks next week, with participants arriving over several days for "indirect meetings".

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"I see us beginning on March 10 when we will launch the process," said envoy Staffan de Mistura said in an interview with pan-Arab newspaper Al Hayat.

"Some (participants) will arrive on the ninth. Others, because of difficulties with hotel reservations, will arrive on the 11th. Others will arrive on the 14th,” he added.

The talks will be conducted indirectly, not face-to-face.

"We will hold preparatory meetings and then go into detail with each group separately," he said.

De Mistura attempted to convene peace talks in January, but these failed before they had even started in earnest. The five-year Syrian civil war has killed more than a quarter of a million people and created a massive refugee crisis for Lebanon, Turkey and the European Union.

The new effort follows the implementation of a partial truce a week ago, though fighting continues in many parts of Syria as it does not include Daesh (also known as ISIL) and Nusra Front groups.

The reduction in violence has made aid deliveries easier in some areas of the country, but de Mistura said the Syrian government should be processing aid faster.

"Lorries are waiting for 36 hours," he said. "And medical aid must be allowed."

De Mistura said he plans to invite members of the government, the opposition, civil society and women to the peace talks.

"Women are important to us because they have a lot to tell us about the future of Syria. We will meet with them separately," he said.

 
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