U.N. envoy urges Obama, Putin to save Syria ceasefire, talks

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U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura attends a news conference after the conclusion of a round of meetings during the Syria Peace talks at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, April 28, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura attends a news conference after the conclusion of a round of meetings during the Syria Peace talks at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, April 28, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

The United Nations mediator called on Thursday on the leaders of the Russia Federation and the United States to salvage the “barely alive” two-month ceasefire in Syria and revitalize the damaged peace process.

U.N. Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura spoke to reporters in Geneva after briefing the Security Council by video-link at the end of a two-week round of talks. The main opposition High Negotiations Committee pulled out of the formal talks a week ago, in protest of intensified fighting and slow aid deliveries.

Referring to the two powers, he said: “There is no reason that both of them which have been putting so much political capital in that success story and have a common interest in not seeing Syria ending up in another cycle of war should not be able to revitalize what they have created and which is still alive but barely.”

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One response to “U.N. envoy urges Obama, Putin to save Syria ceasefire, talks”

  1. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    The ‘Two Powers’ would have to nail ‘the sides’ to the table in shackles … hmmmm … not a bad idea.
    Beating ASSad and some Tribal Elders about the ears wouldn’t hurt at all.
    (oh .. wait … those guys don’t show up … only their ‘spokesmen’ … dang .. ‘Tops’ hide in the bunkers.)

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