MID: Syrian rival group due at peace talks

United Nations envoy Staffan de Mistura has invited the Syrian government and an opposition umbrella group to Geneva for "proximity talks", in which they would meet in separate rooms. Until the last minute, the opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) had refused to attend. The group,...

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Published inAAP General News Wire
Main Authors Miles, Tom, Perry, Tom
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Sydney Australian Associated Press Pty Limited 30.01.2016
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Miles, Tom
Perry, Tom
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Summary:United Nations envoy Staffan de Mistura has invited the Syrian government and an opposition umbrella group to Geneva for "proximity talks", in which they would meet in separate rooms. Until the last minute, the opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) had refused to attend. The group, which includes both armed and political opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, had insisted it wanted an end to air strikes and sieges of towns before talks could start. De Mistura opened the talks on Friday by meeting the Syrian government delegation. He said that while he had not received formal notice the HNC would attend, he expected to meet its delegation on Sunday.