Syria talks 'on hold' after envoys test positive for virus

     Geneva, Aug 24 (AP) UN-mediated talks involving the Syrian government, opposition and civil society were put “on hold” after three participants turned up positive for COVID-19, just hours after the meetings started in Geneva.
     The office of the UN Syria envoy said Monday the three delegations had gotten off to a “constructive first meeting” before the talks were suspended.
     The sides are discussing the possibility of a new constitution for the war-battered country but have made little progress so far in ending the nine-year civil war. (AP) SCY
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