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U.N. envoy pans Syrian talks stalemate

Five days of discussions in Geneva ended with no progress. More Syria peace talks "can't continue like this," the U.N. special envoy to Syria told reporters.

U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen at a news conference
U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen at a news conference (AN/U.N. Web TV)

GENEVA (AN) — Five days of discussions among three teams of Syrian representatives ended without progress in Geneva and further peace talks "can't continue like this," the U.N. special envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, told reporters.

Pedersen said on Friday after the fifth round of talks within the United Nations' European headquarters at the Palais des Nations that he was disappointed by the lack of progress and no further discussions were scheduled. The peace talks were held among three teams of government, opposition and civil society representatives, each with 15 members.

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