U.N. Syria envoy to press G20 leaders on peace conference

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - The U.N. special envoy for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, will hold discussions on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit to push for an international conference to be held on ending Syria's civil war.

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement that Brahimi was on his way to St. Petersburg, where the G20 developed and developing economies were gathering on Thursday for two days of talks.