UN Security Council to Get Syrian Peace Talks Progress Report Monday

© REUTERS / Denis BalibouseUN mediator for Syria Staffan de Mistura delivers a statement after the opening of the Syrian peace talks at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 29, 2016.
UN mediator for Syria Staffan de Mistura delivers a statement after the opening of the Syrian peace talks at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 29, 2016. - Sputnik International
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UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura will make report on the results of the first day of the new round of intra-Syrian talks to the UN Security Council on Monday.

GENEVA (Sputnik) — UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said Monday that he would report on the results of the first day of the new round of intra-Syrian talks to the UN Security Council later in the day.

U.N. mediator for Syria Staffan de Mistura arrives for a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland January 25, 2016 - Sputnik International
Alternative to Failed Intra-Syrian Talks a 'Return to War'
Substantive talks between the Syrian opposition and the government's delegation to put an end to the five-year civil war resumed in Geneva on Monday and are due to last until March 24. De Mistura announced on March 9 that the talks would focus on new a constitution, governance and elections.

“Today, this afternoon… I will be briefing the Security Council [on the talks],” de Mistura said at a press conference.

Syria has been mired in civil war since 2011, with government forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad fighting numerous opposition factions and extremist groups, such as Islamic State, which is banned in several countries, including Russia.

The first round of the UN-brokered talks began in Geneva on January 29 but were postponed on February 3 as the parties were unable to reach a compromise on a number of issues. The opposition and government delegations blamed each other for the breakdown of the talks.

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