MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Moscow-Cairo group, particularly its Moscow platform led by Jamil, proposed the idea of appointing several deputies for Assad, and delegating his full powers to them.
"The appetite comes with eating. When he [Assad] officially states his stance on our proposal [to appoint five deputies] then we will give additional proposals [on Syria's settlement]," Jamil said.
The Geneva talks on Syrian reconciliation were put on hold in early June until the end of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan after the latest round ended in April.
The participants of the UN-mediated talks in Geneva include the Syrian government representatives and three opposition groups — the Riyadh-formed HNC, the Moscow-Cairo and the Hmeimim groups. At the latest round of talks in Geneva, the HNC walked out of negotiations, citing the continuous fighting in Syria and the lack of progress on humanitarian issues.
