United Nations, Rabi’II 25, 1437, February 4, 2016 -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday that Syria peace talks have been undermined by a sudden increase in aerial bombing and military activity in the country as he urged a return to the negotiating table. “It is deeply disturbing that the initial steps of the talks have been undermined by the continuous lack of sufficient humanitarian access, and by a sudden increase of aerial bombing and military activities within Syria,” Ban told a donor conference in London. Ban said that the coming days should be used to get back to the negotiating table rather than to secure further battlefield gains. The peace talks in Geneva were suspended Wednesday. --SPA 21:42 LOCAL TIME 18:42 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w