It would be far more easy to address the issue of Daesh in Syria if the opposition and the government negotiated a ceasefire, UN Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura told Russia Today Friday.
He emphasized that the goal of the UN mediator is to facilitate the environment so that the people can talk to each other.
De Mistura underlined that "the solution for this [Syrian] conflict needs to be found by the Syrian people."
"Now that does not mean also that countries who have an influence, who have been involved, engaged with the government or with the opposition should not be helping in facilitating this. That is why I think the Moscow meeting has been very useful," he said.
He added that he is "looking forward to seeing Moscow-2 too, because it helps in engaging Syrians – among [them] the Syrian people, the opposition and even the government. They need to find a Syrian solution."