UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria ,Staffan de Mistura, speakss to the media during a press conference after closing the fifth round of the Intra Syria talks with Syria's government and Syria's main opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC), at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, March 31, 2017. (AP)
The U.N. envoy for Syria wrapped up a fifth round of talks between opposition leaders and the government, pointing to "incremental" progress while acknowledging no peace deal is foreseeable as the country enters its seventh year of war.
After eight days of talks in Geneva, U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura says negotiators appeared "keen" on taking up a new round, but added Friday he wouldn't announce a new start date before consulting with the organization's Security Council and secretary-general.
At news conferences in recent days, the two main delegations traded accusations of terrorism.
De Mistura said substantive matters were discussed but declined to specify, other than pointing to the initial broad agenda points of governance, elections, a constitution and fighting terrorism.
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