De Mistura meets Syrian politicians in Damascus

UN special envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura met in Damascus Friday with Syrian politicians to discuss Geneva talks and prepare for the UNSC's meeting planned to be held on July 29.

The special envoy held other meetings with Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al Muallem and his deputy Faisal Mekdad in the Syrian capital city of Damascus, de Mistura's spokeswoman Jessy Chahine said.

The meetings took up means to reach political solutions to end the country's long-running civil war, Chahine added.

"The Special Envoy, having concluded his regional tour, is now planning to return to New York for briefing the Secretary-General and, based on this, prepare for a discussion at the Security Council on 29 July on the Syrian conflict," the spokeswoman said.