ASTANA (Sputnik) – The memorandum on the establishment of four de-escalation zones in Syria is a right step in direction towards actual ceasefire in the country, UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said Thursday.
"This initiative is a step in right direction because it is pushing for concrete de-escalation in four zones," de Mistura told reporters.
According to the official, the United Nations is "strongly supportive" of the initiative.
" I will be consulting the SC [UN Security Council] and Syrian partners in light of this new development to set the date for next Geneva talks. I will not announce it now," he added.
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