France’s foreign minister said he is “pessimistic” about the Syrian criss and has doubts over upcoming peace talks scheduled for next month in Switzerland, Reuters reported.

France’s foreign minister said he is “pessimistic” about the Syrian criss and has doubts over upcoming peace talks scheduled for next month in Switzerland, Reuters reported.

"In Syria, I am sadly quite pessimistic," Laurent Fabius told delegates at the World Policy Conference in Monaco.

"We are working on the success of [the Geneva talks], but we can have a great deal of doubt on that. If sadly it isn't successful, that would mean this martyred country will continue to suffer as will its neighbors.”

The talks are set to gather around 30 ministers in the Swiss resort of Montreux on January 22, with the proposed goal of agreeing on a political solution for the crisis.