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  • 19:24

    UN Syria envoy to hold separate talks with gov, opposition

    The United Nations envoy for Syria will hold separate talks in Geneva on Monday with representatives of President Bashar al-Assad's regime and the main opposition, sparking hope troubled peace talks could finally get moving, AFP reports.

    The office of Staffan de Mistura said in a statement that the UN envoy would meet Syrian government delegates at 11 am (1000 GMT) and the opposition Higher Negotiations Committee (HNC) six hours later.