United Nations special envoy on Syria Staffan de Mistura says he will take part in the latest round of Syrian peace talks in the Kazakh capital Astana on Friday (December 22).
Talking to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in Moscow, Mistura said he plans to hold the next round of Syria peace talks in Geneva next month.
He hoped to break the deadlock in political talks in Geneva.