Baku, Azerbaijan, Mar. 30
Trend:
The mandate of UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura has been extended for six months, Sputnik reported.
"His contract has been prolonged for six more months," said a source close to the organization of the Intra-Syrian talks.
The next round of the Intra-Syrian talks in Geneva has been scheduled for mid-May, according to the source.
"So far, Geneva-6 is scheduled for the middle of May, after the meeting on Syria in Astana on May 3-4," a source in one of the delegations at the talks told Sputnik.