UN Syria envoy to host Russian, Iranian, Turkish officials
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The U.N. envoy for Syria says he will host senior officials from Iran, Russia and Turkey in Geneva next week to discuss efforts to create a constitutional committee that could help one day bring peace to the war-devastated country.
Staffan de Mistura has recently focused his attention on the diplomatic track with the three powers to try to craft a way out of Syria's seven-year war.
The approach marks a departure from his months of repeatedly hosting delegations from the government and opposition groups for talks in Geneva that largely failed.
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De Mistura's office said Wednesday that the "consultations" among the unspecified officials are to take place in Geneva on Monday and Tuesday. It said he will provide further details at a meeting with reporters on Thursday.