Syrian Opposition's Delegation At Astana Talks To Include 2 SNC Members - Hariri

The delegation of the Syrian opposition at the upcoming 12th round of the Astana-format talks in the Kazakh capital of Nur-Sultan will be mainly composed of armed groups' representatives, but will also include two members of the Syrian Negotiation Commission (SNC), representing political opposition, SNC head Nasr Hariri told Sputnik

GENOA (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 23rd April, 2019) The delegation of the Syrian opposition at the upcoming 12th round of the Astana-format talks in the Kazakh capital of Nur-Sultan will be mainly composed of armed groups' representatives, but will also include two members of the Syrian Negotiation Commission (SNC), representing political opposition, SNC head Nasr Hariri told Sputnik.

"I am not going to Astana [talks]. The armed group delegation will be there. From our side, Yaser Abdulraheem and Ahmad Othman will participate," Hariri told Sputnik.

The high-level meeting in the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan on the Syrian settlement is set to take place from April 25 to April 26. The Kazakh Foreign Ministry announced that UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen had accepted the invitation to take part in the talks.