UN deputy Syria envoy Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy on Sunday (July 31st) invited Damascus to new peace talks with the opposition at the end of August, AFP reported.
UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura previously said he wanted "to proceed with a third round of intra-Syrian talks towards the end of August" after two rounds of talks this year ended in failure.
"I informed the minister and his deputy of the intention of the special envoy de Mistura to reconvene the inter-Syrian talks towards the end of August," Ramzy said after meeting Foreign Minister Walid Muallem and his deputy Faisal Muqdad.
He said Muallem "confirmed the intention of the Syrian government to participate in these talks once they are held".
