Lebanese Foreign ministry sources told Prensa Latina that De Mistura, who arrived in Beirut on Wednesday night, continued his trip to Syria on Thursday morning, while diplomats from the neighboring country said it is possible that President Bashar Al-Assad meets with the UN envoy.
The man appointed by the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, for trying to find a solution to the over four-year-old war in Syria, plans to discuss with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al-Muallem ‘ideas’ that could open a way towards the stop of hostilities.
Talks will focus on a 60-page document that Mistura’s assistant, Ramzy Ezzedine Ramzy, handed Damascus a month ago with points of view from the government, the civil society, and alleged representatives of armed opposition groups.
Apart from discussing safety and protection, counterterrorism, political and legal issues and reconstruction, the UN mediator's strategy is chiefly aimed at achieving a ceasefire and eliminate terrorist groups, in order to stop the country's destruction and the exodus of people.
De Mistura’s Thursday visit is his sixth to Damascus and the second in two weeks, after meeting with Al-Assad last August 31.
Within the mediation strategy, the Italian-Swedish diplomat, covering security, reconstruction and political issues, the most pressing is to achieve a ceasefire and eliminating terrorist groups to stop the devastation of the country and the exodus of people, said a Lebanese analyst.
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