UN envoy upbeat about outcome of Syria talks in Sochi

UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura (C) speaks after the closing session of the Congress of the Syrian National Dialogue in Sochi, Russia, on Jan. 30, 2018. UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura was upbeat on Tuesday about the outcome of the just concluded intra-Syria talks in Sochi, Russia, hailing an agreement on the formation of a committee to be tasked to draft a new constitution for the war-torn country. (Xinhua/Ammar Safarjalani)