Next Syrian Congress May Be Held In Sochi In Mid-November - Reports

The second Syrian National Dialogue Congress may be held in Russia's Sochi in mid-November if UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura fails to reach agreement on the Syrian Constitutional Commission with Damascus on Wednesday, media reported on Tuesday.

DAMASCUS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 23rd October, 2018) The second Syrian National Dialogue Congress may be held in Russia's Sochi in mid-November if UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura fails to reach agreement on the Syrian Constitutional Commission with Damascus on Wednesday, media reported on Tuesday.

The al-Watan newspaper said, citing diplomatic sources, that de Mistura hoped to negotiate with Damascus his participation in the third group of the Syrian Constitutional Commission. Damascus, however opposes de Mistura's involvement, claiming that the UN role is to facilitate dialogue rather than naming participants.

If de Mistura fails to reach an agreement with Damascus, the second Syrian congress may be held in mid-November in Sochi, the newspaper said, adding that the congress could reach a new agreement or decide on the commission's members.