Geneva Round of Syria Talks Should Start as Soon as Possible

© REUTERS / Fabrice Coffrini/PoolSyrian Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) and Head of the Government delegation Bashar al-Jaafari (3rd L) faces UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria Staffan de Mistura (2nd R) at the opening of a new round of negotiations of peace talks on Syria at the United Nations Office in Geneva in this March 21, 2016 (File photo)
Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) and Head of the Government delegation Bashar al-Jaafari (3rd L) faces UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria Staffan de Mistura (2nd R) at the opening of a new round of negotiations of peace talks on Syria at the United Nations Office in Geneva in this March 21, 2016 (File photo) - Sputnik International
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French Ambassador to Moscow Jean-Maurice Ripert stated that the Syrian talks under the UN auspices should be continued as soon as possible.

UN envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura arrives to attend the first session of Syria peace talks at Astana's Rixos President Hotel on January 23, 2017. - Sputnik International
Syria Talks in Geneva Postponed on De Mistura's Request
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The intra-Syrian negotiations mediated by the United Nations should be resumed as soon as possible, French Ambassador to Moscow Jean-Maurice Ripert said Monday, referring to the postponed talks in Geneva.

"The Syrian talks under the UN auspices should be continued as soon as possible," Ripert told journalists.

The diplomat also stressed that Syria had witnessed a number of war crimes, in particular, the use of chemical weapons, and perpetrators of those crimes should be held responsible.

Representatives of Syrian opposition hold news conference - Sputnik International
Syrian Opposition Hopes February Round of Geneva Talks to Be Final
On January 23-24, representatives of the Syrian government and the armed opposition groups for the first time since the start of conflict in 2011 held negotiations in Astana, Kazakhstan. The talks were brokered by Russia, Iran and Turkey, which also agreed to establish a trilateral mechanism to monitor the ceasefire. The Astana talks were set to be followed by negotiations in Geneva, scheduled for February 8.

On Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the United Nations had decided to postpone the intra-Syrian talks in Geneva to the end of the month.

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