Staffan de Mistura, the United Nations' special envoy for the Syria crisis, attends a panel discussion during the Munich Security Conference on February 18, 2018, in Munich, southern Germany. AFP / Thomas Kienzle
GENEVA: UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura said on Thursday he hoped the U.N. Security Council would agree a resolution to end fighting in the besieged Syrian enclave of eastern Ghouta, but said it would not be easy.
"I hope it will. But it’s uphill. But I hope it will. It is very urgent," he told Reuters as he arrived at the United Nations in Geneva.
Asked what would happen if there were no deal, he said: "Then we will have to push for it to take place as soon as possible because there is no alternative but a ceasefire and humanitarian access."
