![SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-UN ENVOY-SYRIA-PEACE TALKS](136275516_14945441694371n.jpg)
The UN special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura holds a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, May 11, 2017. Staffan de Misturaconfirmed Thursday that the next round of Syria peace talks is slated to kick off on May 16, adding that negotiations between warring factions will be both short and business-like. (Xinhua/Xu Jinquan)