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Riyadh-supported Syrian opposition refuses to recognize other delegation

1 Feb 2016 - 10:22


The Riyadh-formed Syrian opposition delegation refuses to recognize the delegation proposed by Moscow and Cairo, a spokesman for the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) said Sunday.

GENEVA (Sputnik)�� A number of�stakeholders have called for�a representative list of�opposition delegates that has been forged during�the course of�meetings in�Moscow, Cairo and Riyadh.

Countries, including Russia, the United States, Iran and Turkey, disagree over�the classification of�certain groups as�moderate or extremist opposition elements.
"We are a production of�the Vienna [negotiations] and [UN Security Council] resolution 2254, so we are legitimate� Because we are legitimate, we have sovereignty. We don't accept any modification of�our delegation and we don't accept a third party, " Monzer Makhous told journalists commenting on�the delegation formed by�Russia and Egypt.


Monzer Makhou also said that the participation of�Syrian Kurds in�the Geneva peace talks should be discussed after�Syria's humanitarian issue is resolved.

"This is the next problem after�we resolve the humanitarian problem," Monzer Makhous said asked about�the participation of�Kurds in�the ongoing talks.
By Sputnik


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