Negotiations on Syria conclude without agreement on constitutional committee
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Nur-Sultan, Apr 26 (EFE).- The twelfth round of the Astana Process talks on Syria ended Thursday in the Kazakh capital without agreement on the makeup of a Syrian constitutional committee, a key topic affecting the future of the war-torn Arab country.
Present at the latest round in the newly-named capital Nur-Sultan were representatives from Russia, Iran and Turkey - the guarantors of the ceasefire decreed in December 2016, the opposition, the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Norway's Geir Pedersen, the new UN special envoy for Syria.
In a joint statement issued at the end of the meeting, the guarantor countries made clear their intention to "accelerate the work aimed at the implementation of the constitutional committee as soon as possible."
The head of the Russian delegation, Alexander Lavrentiev, told reporters the composition of the committee - which among other things will be tasked with developing a new set of fundamental laws for the Arab country - was already in its final phase.
Meanwhile, the representative of the Syrian armed opposition at the talks, Ahmad Toma, said the negotiations "are going well" and the names of the members of the committee would likely be ready to make public "in Geneva in the coming weeks."
Present at the latest round in the newly-named capital Nur-Sultan were representatives from Russia, Iran and Turkey - the guarantors of the ceasefire decreed in December 2016, the opposition, the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Norway's Geir Pedersen, the new UN special envoy for Syria.
In a joint statement issued at the end of the meeting, the guarantor countries made clear their intention to "accelerate the work aimed at the implementation of the constitutional committee as soon as possible."
The head of the Russian delegation, Alexander Lavrentiev, told reporters the composition of the committee - which among other things will be tasked with developing a new set of fundamental laws for the Arab country - was already in its final phase.
Meanwhile, the representative of the Syrian armed opposition at the talks, Ahmad Toma, said the negotiations "are going well" and the names of the members of the committee would likely be ready to make public "in Geneva in the coming weeks."