VIENNA (Sputnik) — The composition of Syria's transitional will not be discussed during a meeting of the International Syria Support Group in Vienna as it is a subject of intra-Syrian talks, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennadi Gatilov said Monday.
"This issue is not discussed by the ISSG. It's on agenda of talks between the official Damascus and the opposition," Gatilov said on the eve of an ISSG meeting on Tuesday.
Gatilov also said that it is up to UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura to decide on the start of a fresh round of intra-Syrian talks.
"It will all depend on de Mistura, when he decides on the date for resumption of talks that's when they are going to start," Gatilov told reporters in Vienna, adding that de Mistura's mandate had been determined by the UN Security Council.
