Syrian Govt. Delegation Meets With UN Special Envoy De Mistura in Geneva

The Syrian government delegation has arrived at the UN Office in Geneva to meet with UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura.

GENEVA (Sputnik) — The Syrian government delegation headed by ambassador Bashar Jaafari has arrived at the UN Office in Geneva to meet with UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura, a Sputnik correspondent reported Wednesday.

On Tuesday, de Mistura said that he received the proposals on Syrian settlement from the government delegation, and was receiving similar documents from the opposition.

The government's plan has eight points, but opposition's High Negotiations Committee (HNC) said it was unaware of the specific content of those proposals.

The Swiss city of Geneva currently hosts proximity talks between the Syrian opposition and the government's delegation to put an end to the deadly civil war.

Two opposition delegations are taking part in the negotiations. The HNC was created in Saudi Arabia in December and includes representatives of some groups considered to be terrorist organizations by Syria and Russia. The second delegation was created following talks in Moscow and Cairo.

The indirect talks revolve around the transitional political process for Syria. Opposition HNC is willing to see the establishment of a transitional governing body with full executive powers, while the government considers it unacceptable.