The timing of the next Syria talks in Geneva was thrown into doubt on Friday (January 27th) after the UN said it could not confirm a Russian announcement that they had been postponed, AFP reported.
Meeting in Moscow with minor Syrian opposition figures, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the UN-hosted talks planned for February 8th had been "put back" until the end of the month.
But a spokeswoman for UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura said there was "no confirmation" the talks had been postponed.
De Mistura was on Monday headed to meet with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and would also update the Security Council, his spokeswoman said.
UN spokeswoman Alessandra Vellucci also said the list of those invited to Geneva had not been finalised.
Last month, the UN said it "intended" to hold the next negotiations on February 8th, and de Mistura has since referred to that date as the "target" for the next round of talks.
