De Mistura's office confirms Astana round of Syria talks set for July 4-5, Geneva round for July 10

MOSCOW. June 19 (Interfax) - The intra-Syrian negotiations under the United Nations aegis in Geneva will be held on July 10, as was announced earlier, the office of UN Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura said.

"To answer the questions regarding the confusion around the resumption date of Astana talks, please note that the RF Permanent Mission has informed us that the dates for Astana have NOT changed and are still 4 and 5 July, while Geneva is 10 July onwards," de Mistura's office said.