The process is part of the slow, but incremental track of achieving indirect exchanges between the two sides, a permanent halt to the fighting and a goal months down the road of a political transition with new elections, Voice of America reported.
For now De Mistura will meet with the Assad regime representatives before going back to speak with opposition delegates.
He issued a challenge Monday to the International Syria Support Group that includes the United States, Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and others, reminding them that they said their efforts to ensure there was a cease-fire discussion would coincide with the start of negotiations, News United said.
Russia has played a direct role with a campaign of airstrikes backing Assad’s forces. Western governments say those strikes have targeted the opposition.
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