CCTV9英语新闻：Next phase in peace talks 'crucial'（在线收听）

The U.N. peace envoy for Syria says the upcoming round of negotiations in Geneva will be “crucially important” in finding a solution to the country’s brutal five-year war.

“The Geneva talks next phase are crucially important because we will be focusing in particular on the political transition, on governance and constitutional principles. We hope and plan to make them constructive, and we plan to make them concrete,” said Staffan de Mistura, the U.N. peace envoy.

De Mistura’s comments in Damascus came as offensives by Syria’s Al-Qaeda affiliate and allied rebels triggered a spike in violence. De Mistura briefed Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem on the agenda of the next phase of the talks. 

Muallem said the Syrian government is seeking to resolve the conflict through dialogue with the participation of the Syrian people.