Latest Round of Syria Peace Talks to End on March 24

The current round of the Syrian peace talks will conclude on March 24 with a working paper in which UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura will ask delegations to clarify their positions on the main issues related to a political transition, a source at the negotiations told Sputnik on Friday.

GENEVA (Sputnik) – The Swiss city of Geneva is currently hosting proximity talks between the opposition and the Syrian government.

"This round will end on March 24 with defining specific tasks for the delegations for the next round. De Mistura will submit his questions to each of the delegations on the three main issues — transitional governing body, constitution and elections, and we will work on them until the next round," the source told Sputnik.

The source added that the hardest work would entail drafting the text of the new constitution.

"However, it is not up to us [the delegations] to work out the text of the constitution. We just need to define its general framework," the source said.