De Mistura to brief major powers on Syria talks on Wednesday

U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura (R) attends a meeting with Syrian government delegation at Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, April 25, 2016. REUTERS/Xu Jinquan/Pool

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations Special Envoy on Syria will brief major powers on the situation late on Wednesday at the end of this round of peace talks, a U.N. spokesman said on Tuesday.

Staffan de Mistura, who is holding talks with the Syrian government delegation again on Tuesday and on Wednesday - following a walk-out last week by the main opposition - will address a closed-door meeting of the U.N. Security Council from Geneva on Wednesday from 2100 GMT, spokesman Ahmad Fawzi said.