Abbas in Geneva

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) meets with UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura (L) in Geneva, Switzerland on February 26, 2017. ( Thaer Ghanaim – Palestinian Presidency- Handout – Anadolu Agency )

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) meets with Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui (L) in Geneva, Switzerland on February 26, 2017. ( Thaer Ghanaim – Palestinian Presidency- Handout – Anadolu Agency )

UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura holds a joint press conference after a session within the fourth round of the intra-Syrian talks in Geneva on 23 February 2017 [Mustafa Yalçın / Anadolu Agency

United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Misturas in Geneva on 23 February 2017 [Mustafa Yalçın/Anadolu Agency]

UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura (2nd R) attends the fourth round of the intra-Syrian talks, marking the first time the Syrian regime and opposition delegations have returned to negotiations in Geneva on February 23, 2017. ( Mustafa Yalçın – Anadolu Agency )