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Syria Safe Zone Initiative Step in Right Direction - UN Syria Envoy

© AFP 2023 / FABRICE COFFRINI UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura speaks during a press conference on the eve of resumption of peace talks on Syria, on February 22, 2017 at the United Nations offices in Geneva
UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura speaks during a press conference on the eve of resumption of peace talks on Syria, on February 22, 2017 at the United Nations offices in Geneva - Sputnik International
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UN Special Envoy for Syria said that the memorandum on the establishment of four de-escalation zones in Syria is a right step in direction towards actual ceasefire in the country.

A Syrian national flag waves as vehicles move slowly on a bridge during rush hour, in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016 - Sputnik International
Damascus Welcomes Memorandum on Safe Zones in Syria
ASTANA (Sputnik) The memorandum on the establishment of four de-escalation zones in Syria is a right step in direction towards actual ceasefire in the country, UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said Thursday.

"This initiative is a step in right direction because it is pushing for concrete de-escalation in four zones," de Mistura told reporters.

According to the official, the United Nations is "strongly supportive" of the initiative.

" I will be consulting the SC [UN Security Council] and Syrian partners in light of this new development to set the date for next Geneva talks. I will not announce it now," he added.

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