De Mistura: What is happening in the Geneva consultations on Syria no peace talks

Considered as UN envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, Tuesday, May 5 / May that the talks which began in Geneva on the Syrian crisis consultations and not peace talks.

De Mistura said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon that 40 parties were invited Syria and 20 internationally in addition to the Syrian government delegation.

UN envoy pointed to the need to assess what the participants will reach him until June next, stressing the need to exert all efforts to end the conflict in Syria.

De Mistura said the situation has not changed on the ground in Syria since the announcement of the Geneva statement, adding that the parties entered into a new conflict such as "Daash".

With regard to the UN plan for a cease-fire in Aleppo and to address the humanitarian situation, the UN envoy acknowledged that it has not yet succeeded.

And it launched consultations in Geneva Tuesday and aims to resume negotiations later to resolve the crisis in Syria, and the international community seeks to re-parties to the conflict to the negotiating table via the "Geneva -3" for a political solution based on decisions "Geneva -1".


And looking de Mistura with the Syrian government and the opposition delegation for a period of about a month and a half the situation in the country and ways to pay for progress towards consultations to negotiate a political solution to end the fighting in the country.

The discussions will take place bilaterally between de Mistura, or his deputy, and the various delegations separately in order to know the extent of their willingness to move from the stage of consultations to negotiations based on the Geneva statement issued on June 30 2012.

The consultations will take place between the international mediator and representatives of the parties to the Syrian conflict in an atmosphere of secrecy in the Palais des Nations in Geneva, and will be subject to offices hosted security guarded.

The UN spokesman, Ahmad Fawzi, said earlier that the international mediator to request a news blackout on these consultations.

The Geneva document and a statement signed by the major powers at the end of the first conference to discuss the Syrian crisis in "Geneva 1", and serves as a way for a political solution to the conflict plan.