FILE PHOTO: Syrian government negociator Bashar Ja'afari arrives for a meeting during Intra Syria talks at the U.N. in Geneva, Switzerland, May 19, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States and France called on Russia on Wednesday to deliver the delegation of President Bashar al-Assad to Syria peace talks in Geneva after discussions on ending the six-year war resumed with no sign of the government attending.
The eighth round of negotiations began last week and after a few days with little apparent progress, U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura said the government delegation, led by Bashar al-Ja'afari, was returning to Damascus to "consult and refresh".
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