New York, Rabi'I 02, 1437, December 13, 2015, SPA -- Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon has praised the efforts made by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its "constructive" leadership in holding the Syrian opposition conference in Riyadh. Ban Ki-moon made the remarks in a statement in which he highlighted the importance of maintaining the positive momentum of the efforts of the International Syrian Support Group (ISSG), allowing it to move forward and launch a credible political negotiations among Syrians in January to implement the 2012 Geneva Communique and the ISSG Vienna statements." --SPA 02:46 LOCAL TIME 23:46 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w