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U.N. Syria Envoy Says He Plans to Meet With Trump Team

United Nations Syria mediator Staffan de Mistura said on Thursday he planned to meet "people around the team" of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to discuss the nearly six-year conflict in the country.
Image: Syrian government troops patrol the newly captured al-Sakhour neighborhood in the eastern part of the northern city of Aleppo
Syrian government troops patrol the newly captured al-Sakhour neighborhood in the eastern part of the northern city of Aleppo on December 7, 2016.GEORGE OURFALIAN / AFP - Getty Images
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IMAGE: Staffan de Mistura, U.N. Envoy for Syria
U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura attends a meeting with the Syrian government delegation during Syria Peace talks at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, April 26, 2016.Denis Balibouse / AP
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