UN mediator Staffan de Mistura on Thursday (July 14th) called on the US and Russia to push for a resumption of Syrian peace talks, which he hoped could resume next month, AFP reported.
De Mistura said he wanted to "ensure that we have enough, sufficient, critical mass in order to give a sufficient chance for a concrete and effective beginning of the third round of the intra-Syrian talks".
The talks "have a target date of August", de Mistura said.
Russia and the US have backed a roadmap that calls for a nationwide ceasefire and Geneva-based talks on "political transition".
