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Syria talks to resume in Vienna Jan 25th: UN

The UN will host a new round of peace talks on Syria next week in Vienna, a UN statement said Wednesday (January 17th), AFP reported.

The January 25th and 26th talks will be followed by a peace congress in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi on January 29th and 30th aimed at finding a settlement to the nearly seven-year war.

The UN said special envoy Staffan de Mistura "expects that delegations will be coming to Vienna prepared for substantive engagement with him".

It added that "any political initiative by international actors should be assessed by its ability to contribute to and support the UN-facilitated Geneva political process" and the full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2254.

The resolution calls for a ceasefire and political settlement in Syria.

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