1 February 2017, 20:24 GMT
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Moscow considers postponing the resumption of the intra-Syrian talks in Geneva unacceptable, Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said Friday.
"On our part, we fully support the decisive attitude of [UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan] de Mistura on the soonest resumption of the intra-Syrian talks in Geneva. We consider the attempts to delay or postpone them unacceptable," Zakharova said at a press briefing.
The next round of UN-mediated talks in Geneva was initially expected to take place on February 8, but then rescheduled for February 20.
