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Austrian FM, UN envoy mull over Syria peace talks

VIENNA, July 27 (KUNA) -- Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl and UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura met in the Austrian city of Salzburg on Friday.
During the meeting, they discussed the future of Syrian's UN-sponsored peace negotiations.
But, the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs failed to reveal any details on the encounter.
The UN envoy for Syria is in Salzburg to attend an annual music festival.
De Mistura has been seeking to revive Syrian peace negotiations as battles downsized in south Syria, especially Daraa and Golan.
He is reported to invite all Syrian warring parties in the coming few days to a fresh round of peace talks in the Swiss city of Geneva following a six-month halt.
He has recently visited Iran, Egypt, Russia and European Union (EU) as part of his ongoing efforts.
Meanwhile, the Russian Black Sea city of Sochi is expected to play host to an international conference on Syria between July 30-31. (end) amg.mt