U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) gestures next to United Nations Special Envoy on Syria Staffan de Mistura during a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland May 2, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations mediator in the Syrian conflict called on the United States and Russian Federation to try to salvage and renew a cessation of hostilities, after fighting intensified in many areas.
Staffan de Mistura issued a statement on Monday after meeting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir in Geneva, and before flying to Moscow for talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday.
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