Syria talks fail to set peace talks date

Talks between warring Syrian parties as well as major powers have failed to set a date for peace talks but agreed to reinforce the ceasefire.

Sergei Lavrov (L),John Kerry attend the ministerial meeting on Syria Source: AAP

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Published 19 May 2016 9:20am

Updated 19 May 2016 9:23am

Source: AAP

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Major powers have failed to agree on a new date for peace talks between warring Syrian parties.

"The issue is still waiting for some type of concrete outcome of this meeting but we cannot wait too long, we want to keep the momentum," Staffan de Mistura, the UN's special envoy said on Tuesday, alongside US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

The powers agreed to reinforce a ceasefire across the country and to push through humanitarian aid deliveries to besieged areas, including through air drops.

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