UN envoy Staffan de Mistura is backing ISIS and other terrorist groups along with their regional and international backers against the Syrian people, Kurdish people, and other peoples of Syria.
An excerpt from, "Fabius: PYD Kurds won’t attend Syria talks, Saudi-backed opponents to take lead" Today's Zaman, January 27, 2016:
Syrian Kurdish officials will not be invited to peace talks in Geneva, where negotiations for the opposition will be led by a Saudi-backed opposition group, France's foreign minister said on Wednesday.An excerpt from, "Syrian PYD Kurds not invited to Geneva talks, leader says" Reuters, January 26, 2016:
Laurent Fabius said United Nations special envoy Staffan de Mistura told him the Kurdish PYD party would not attend the talks, which are expected to start on Friday.
"The PYD group was causing the most problems, and Mr. de Mistura told me he had not sent them an invitation letter," Laurent Fabius told France Culture radio.
Syrian Kurdish officials have yet to be invited by the United Nations to attend this week's proposed Syrian peace talks, Saleh Muslim, the leader of the Kurdish PYD said on Tuesday, although other people backed by Russia have been convened.
Preparations for the talks, due to start in Geneva on Friday, have been beset by problems including a dispute over who should represent the opposition.