Al-Bahra: Holding the “Constitutional Committee” round is conditional on the parties’ commitment to Pedersen’s methodology

ARK News… The co-chair of the Syrian Constitutional Committee, Hadi al-Bahra, said that holding the sixth session of the committee's meetings depends on the parties' commitment to the methodology proposed by the United Nations Special Envoy to Syria, Geir Pederson, at a time when a member of the "Negotiating Committee" denied agreeing on a date to hold new scheduling of the meetings of the Syrian Constitutional Committee.

After the Russian President’s envoy to Syria, “Alexander Lavrentiev,” announced that the next periodic meeting of the “committee” might be held in the summer of 2021. “There is a possibility to hold a new round of the work of the Constitutional Committee,” provided that “commitment is made.” working methodology and procedural rules for the work of the committee, Al-Bahra added in press statements”.

Al-Bahra pointed out that "the agenda for the next round has been set since the previous session, and it is the basic principles in the constitution, which represent the first chapter in the draft constitution, upon which it builds and adheres to the contents of the subsequent chapters."

Al-Bahra said in a statement to The New Arab (Al-Arabi Al-Jadid) that "holding the sixth session depends on ensuring that all parties adhere to this agenda and to the proposed methodology presented by the Special Envoy to Syria Pederson."

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