The seventh round of the intra-Syrian talks in Geneva will begin on July 10, with delegations’ arrival expected to take place on July 9, the office of UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said in a statement Saturday.

“The Special Envoy for Syria wishes to announce he will convene a seventh round of the intra-Syrian talks in Geneva. The target date for arrival of invitees is 9 July, with the round beginning on 10 July. He intends to convene further rounds of talks in August and in September,” the statement said.

De Mistura’s office added : ” The expert meetings of the consultative process on constitutional and legal issues, established at the sixth round of the Geneva talks under the UN auspices, will continue,”

The statement said that as in previous rounds, invitations will be sent in keeping with Security Council resolution 2254 .