Syria said on Thursday that the UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is to arrive in Damascus on Saturday.

Syria said on Thursday that the UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is to arrive in Damascus on Saturday.

"Brahimi will meet with Foreign Minister Walid Muallem on Saturday morning," foreign ministry spokesman Jihad Maqdisi told AFP.

Brahimi called on Monday for a temporary ceasefire in Syria during the four-day Eid al-Adha holiday starting on October 26.

The veteran diplomat's visit to Damascus will be his last stop on a tour of countries that play influential roles in the crisis.

Earlier on Tuesday, Damascus said it was prepared to discuss the proposal in talks with Brahimi. The exiled opposition said it would welcome any ceasefire said “the ball is in the government's court.”