UN Special envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura said Monday a page would be unfolded in Syria due to changes on the ground.
“It is clear a page would be unfolded in Syria, not because I am leaving in December for personal reasons, but because the situation has changed on the ground and at the political level,” he said.
De Mistura said it was necessary to exert an additional effort and explore every means to push forward the political process in Syria.
The envoy made his comments in Jordan after meeting Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi, who said there is a need for a new approach to help the Syrians restore stability and security in their country.
Last month, a meeting of Syria's warring sides and mediators in Kazakhstan failed to reach any agreement on the formation of a constitutional committee after disputes over the 50-member delegation comprising Syrian experts, civil society, independents, tribal leaders and women that de Mistura was authorized to put together.
A deal has already been reached on a 50-member government delegation and another 50-member delegation from the opposition for the drafting committee.
Following the meeting in Kazakhstan, De Mistura had said it was a "missed opportunity."
De Mistura said that he would likely be delivering his last statement to the UN Security Council on Dec. 20.
For his part, the Jordanian foreign minister called for a new approach in dealing with the Syrian crisis, taking into account the battlefield changes, and help Syrians regain their security and stability.
"A new page must be opened in dealing with the crisis,” Safadi said, adding there is an unacceptable absence of the Arab role in the efforts to resolve the crisis.
The minister stressed that an Arab role would help ensure a political solution acceptable to Syrians and end the disasters that Syria, the region and the world continue to suffer from.
He reiterated Jordan's firm position that emphasizes a political solution to the Syrian crisis.
"We in Jordan continue to do all we can to end the crisis and restore security and stability to Syria," Safadi said.
