UN special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen warns of the 'wrong direction' in Syria's political dialogue and calls for the resumption of constitutional revision discussions.
UN special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen warns of the "wrong direction" in Syria's political dialogue and calls for the resumption of constitutional revision discussions."We should continue to meet in Geneva and develop the constitutional committee," UN envoy Pedersen told Syrian FM. / Photo: AFP
"The situation in Syria now is extremely difficult, and I think all indicators are pointing in the wrong direction when it comes to security, when it comes to the economy and when it comes to the political process," Pedersen told reporters on Sunday, in Damascus. Pedersen has been trying to make progress with a so-called constitutional committee for Syria to rewrite or amend the war-torn country's constitution since October 2019, with little success.
"We should continue to meet in Geneva and develop the constitutional committee and the work of the committee in the manner that could give hope to the Syrian people," Pedersen said after meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad.Pedersen said last month that Moscow and Damascus had rejected holding a ninth round of talks in Geneva, the established location for the talks, and that the parties had failed to agree on an alternate venue.
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