Feb 15, 2018

EU foreign ministers voiced concern at developments in Syria on Thursday, calling for a renewal of UN-led efforts to end the conflict.

The European Union will host a conference on the future of Syria in Brussels next month aimed at mobilising humanitarian support for Syrians both inside and outside the country.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said UN peace talks should restart "as soon as possible" and called for UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura to have his mandat

e "reinforced".

"We had a civil war and now there is a risk of a major regional crisis," Le Drian told reporters at talks between EU foreign ministers in Sofia.