MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Paris hopes that the United Nations will convene a new meeting on Syria as soon as possible, French Ambassador to Russia Jean-Maurice Ripert said Thursday.
"We would like the UN to convene the next Geneva meeting on Syria as soon as possible," Ripert said.
On January 29, talks between the Syrian government and representatives of the country's opposition factions began in Geneva. UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said on February 3 that the talks would be temporarily suspended. The intra-Syrian negotiations are expected to resume on February 25.
Syria has been mired in a civil war since 2011, with government forces loyal to President Bashar Assad fighting opposition factions and extremist groups, such as the Daesh, which is banned in a range of countries, including Russia.
