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No new parties being invited to resumption of Syrian peace talks: UN

Xinhua, March 9, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Office of the UN Special Envoy for Syria said on Tuesday that no new invitations had been issued for the resumption of Intra-Syrian Talks.

That means that the same parties, namely the Government, the main opposition High Negotiations Committee, and the individuals involved in the Cairo and Moscow meetings will be present at the Geneva talks.

Jessy Chahine, spokesperson of the UN Special Envoy's office, told the press that the Special Envoy will resume the talks as of March 9 in the afternoon as having been announced, and he will conduct "preparatory meetings" with them.

"Due to logistical arrangements, some participants would be arriving on 12, 13 or 14 March, and the Special Envoy's substantive meetings with those present in Geneva would start at the latest by March 14 in a staggered way, under the system of proximity talks," she said.

According to the spokesperson, a new meeting of the Humanitarian Taskforce on Syria will take place on March 9 in the morning, followed by a Taskforce on the Cessation of Hostilities in the afternoon. Endit