The UN voiced hope Thursday (August 4th) that developments "in the next few days" could pave the way for Syria peace talks to resume by the end of this month, AFP reported.
UN deputy envoy for Syria Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy said that despite brutal fighting in the battle for Aleppo and elsewhere, the UN remained "committed" to relaunching talks in late August.
"We have not given up hope. We cannot give up hope," of finding a diplomatic solution to the five-year conflict, Ramzy said, adding that the next few days might see movement towards "credible talks".
Meanwhile, Jan Egeland, head of a UN-backed humanitarian taskforce for Syria, raised further alarm about the escalating crisis in Aleppo.
Egeland said the UN and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) were ready to send urgently needed supplies to the city but that convoys could not deploy without a pause in the fighting.
