Syrian chief negotiator and Ambassador of the Permanent Representative Mission of the Syria to UN New York, Bashar al-Jaafari (2ndL) and UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura (2ndR) take part in a round of negotiation with the Syrian government delegation as UN-backed Syria peace talks resumed on March 24, 2017 at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva. UN-backed Syria peace talks resumed in Geneva with little hope of a breakthrough and the emboldened regime seen as unlikely to make concessions. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / DENIS BALIBOUSE (Photo credit should read DENIS BALIBOUSE/AFP/Getty Images)