UN Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy (L) meets with Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad (R) in Damascus, capital of Syria, on July 31, 2016. Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad reaffirmed the Syrian government's readiness to embark on a new round of Syrian talks in Geneva without preconditions. (Xinhua/Ammar)