GENEVA (AP) – The U.N. envoy for Syria says he’s hoping for a resumption of peace talks “as soon as feasible” but has set no new date and expects that it will “certainly not” be within the next two to three weeks.
The office of Staffan de Mistura issued a statement after he briefed the U.N. Security Council on the situation in Syria by video conference from Geneva.
A statement late Thursday said “de Mistura reiterated the need to see progress on the ground – particularly in reference to the cessation of hostilities and humanitarian access.”
The lack of a solid date for the resumption of the stalled peace talks testifies to continued violence in Syria and difficulties for the U.N.-led effort to ship humanitarian aid to beleaguered Syrians.