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UN envoy seeks to break deadlock over Syria talks

The UN's mediator on Syria asked the Security Council on Tuesday (December 19th) to help break the deadlock in peace talks by providing some ideas on drafting a new constitution and elections, key elements of a future settlement, AFP reported.

Staffan de Mistura told the council that a "golden opportunity" to make progress toward a peace deal had been missed during the latest round of talks that ended in Geneva last week.

"I believe the time has come for the UN to provide some specific elaborations on the constitutional and electoral baskets," the envoy said.

"Since we have been hearing and talking about constitutional process and election and we were not able in the intra-Syrian talks to actually engage both sides on it, well let me get you on it," he told the council.

De Mistura said the proposals on the constitution and elections would "stimulate a wider consultation" on the way forward.

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