De Mistura: Geneva talks could take place next July

De Mistura: Geneva talks could take place next July


 Geneva / Damascus O.v.b- Reuters

UN mediator Staffan de Mistura , said on Wednesday that he could resume peace talks between the Syrian government and the opposition in Geneva in July , although it depends on the extent of the progress achieved in the formation of areas "not to escalate."
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that talks between Russia, Turkey and Iran to discuss these areas will be held in the Kazakh capital Astana in early July.
The UN envoy told reporters on the sidelines of a conference on peace mediation "There is an intention to hold a meeting in Astana sometime in early July, ahead of a (Group of Twenty meeting) in Hamburg, and perhaps before we resume the Geneva talks as well."
He added , without mentioning a specific date , "it ( the talks) could take place in July, will take place after Ramadan, but also after we have made sure of the success of ' de -escalation' actually."
The holy month of Ramadan ends on June 24. The Group of Twenty held meetings on the seventh and eighth of July.
De Mistura responded to a question whether he had been committed to a deadline on the fourth of June to identify these areas and whether it has reached an agreement about who would be managed and monitored by saying that it did not happen.
"It is a complex issue. At a time when we are talking now hold meetings on that specifically."
De Mistura said that the scheduled meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the twentieth summit may be crucial in this matter.
"When Russia and America agree on some limitations, the other parties to be easy to influence them somewhat. On the other hand , investigators said war crimes, Followers of the United Nations, said that the increase in air raids by the US - led coalition in Syria , the capital of what he calls the organization Islamic State succession in tenderness caused "heavy loss of civilian life."
the democratic forces of Syria , which the United States backed a sweeping attack a week ago to regain control of the city of Raqqa mounted.
the steady drumbeat of a number of reports that the killing of several civilians in recent days.
raised Human Rights Lights Watch some of the questions on the use of white phosphorus artillery used by ground troops battling al - Daesh in tenderness and Mosul, the last stronghold of the organization
in Iraq.
The organization says that the use of this type of phosphorus represents a major threat to civilians.
The attack led to the tenderness so far to flee 160 thousand people from their homes.
he said Paulo Pinheiro, Chairman of the Committee of the United Nations investigation, the human rights Council that 10 agreements were between the Syrian government and armed groups to evacuate civilians and militants from the besieged areas, including Aleppo. He added that "some of these cases amount to a war crime," as it was not in front of them civilians is another option.
He said the international coalition that the restoration of tenderness would be a "serious blow" to what he calls the organization of state succession, announced in June 2014 after months of control of the city. It is believed that between 3,000 and 4,000 armed are still present in tenderness.
But does not know exactly how many civilians trapped with them, but the International Rescue Committee estimated the number at about 200 thousand people.

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