The Syrian opposition and regime agree on the agenda of the Constitutional Committee

The Syrian opposition and regime agree on the agenda of the Constitutional Committee

Apr 01 2020

ARK News.. The international special envoy to Syria, Geir Pederson, announced that the Syrian regime and opposition have reached agreement on the agenda of the Constitutional Committee.

"After lengthy consultations and facilitated by me, the co-chair named by the Syrian government and the co-chair named by the Syrian Negotiating Body agreed to the agenda," Pederson said, during a video session on Syria held by video, on Monday, 30 March, and Pederson specified the agenda that it would be "based on the commission's mandate, benchmarks, and basic elements of the internal regulations of the Constitutional Committee, and a discussion of national foundations and principles."

Pederson described the agreement on the work of the next session of the committee as a "good step", stressing consulting with the parties on the possibility of starting work for preparations for the next sessions of the committee, until a new meeting is possible.

The opposition has not made any comment on Pederson's comments, which indicate their approval of the schedule put forward by the regime, and because of which the last round failed.

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