The United Nations envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said today that a new round of Syria peace talks could happen next month in Geneva following repeated failed attempts to stem the bloodshed. <br/><br/><br/>Staffan de Mistura told reporters during a conference in Norway that fresh negotiations aimed at ending Syria's six-year-old civil war could start at the end of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. The UN has mediated peace talks between Syrian government and rebel delegations for several years to little avail.<br/>'<br/><br/>But a parallel peace process involving allies of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Russia and Iran, and rebel supporter Turkey, agreed in May to establish four safe zones across Syria where flights would be banned and aid deliveries ensured.<br/>'<br/><br/>But that plan, agreed in the Kazakh capital Astana has stalled as sponsor nations disagreed over the precise outlines.<br/><br/>A new round of Astana talks had been scheduled for this week but were postponed indefinitely.<br/>'<br/>
News On AIR | June 15, 2017 12:10 AM
Syria peace talks may resume from July in Geneva: UN envoy