Transcript of stakeout by United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura after meeting with Russian Minister of Defence Sergey Shoygu (UNOG - United Nations Office at Geneva)
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(Source: UNOG - United Nations Office at Geneva) 16 February 2017 Q: How do you `evaluate` these talks and how do you tell that you have achieved a mutual understanding on particular questions. SdM: I had a very useful intense meeting with Minister Shoygu and his team. The main points were the Astana discussions at the moment and then the Geneva discussions taking place next week. There was quite a clear understanding that the Astana current meetings are very important, because the aim at consolidation of the cease-fire, and the cease-fire...