GENEVA (Sputnik) — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reiterated on Wednesday there was no alternative to the Syrian peace talks on political transition to settle the conflict.
"There is no military solution to the conflict and there is no alternative to negotiating a political transition that will lead to a new Syria," Ban said at the opening of the high level meeting on global responsibility sharing for Syrian refugees.
"We have a cessation of hostilities – but the parties must consolidate and expand it into a ceasefire, and ultimately to a political solution through dialogue. We have more humanitarian space – but that must lead to unhindered access to all those in need," he added.
The ceasefire in Syria worked out by Russia and the United States, took effect on February 27 and has been holding despite minor violations.
