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U.N. says planning for Syria talks towards end of January


    GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations' Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura is planning to begin Syrian peace talks in Geneva in about a month's time, the director of the U.N. office at Geneva Michael Moller told a news conference on Tuesday.

    "The intention is that he starts some time towards the end of January," Moller said.

    (Reporting by Tom Miles; Editing by Alison Williams)