In a statement released on Saturday, British Foreign Secretary William Hague blamed the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for the failure, calling the situation a “serious setback” for peace.
"The failure to agree an agenda for future rounds of talks ... is a serious setback in the search for peace in Syria, and the responsibility for it lies squarely with the Assad regime," Hague said in the statement.
He called for a new UN Security Council resolution on “appalling humanitarian suffering in Syria.”
"It is also now more urgent than ever to move forward with a UN Security Council resolution that addresses the appalling humanitarian suffering in Syria. The people in Syria's besieged areas and the many parts of the country not receiving any aid cannot wait," he stated.
Similarly, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius criticized Damascus for the collapse of the talks, saying the government's representatives blocked any possibility of progress in the negotiations.
"I blame the attitude of the Syrian regime, which blocked any progress on establishing a transition government and stepped up violence and acts of terror against the civilian population", Fabius said on Saturday.
Since the beginning of the Syrian conflict, Damascus has repeatedly accused both London and Paris of supporting the militants.
The peace talks to resolve the Syrian crisis broke off without any result and not even a date was set for negotiations to resume.
The first round of talks last month also produced no tangible results, with each side blaming the other for the bloody violence in Syria.
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