Syrian Rebels Slam UN Envoy for Offering to Appoint Delegates for Peace Talks

The Syrian armed opposition criticized on Wednesday the initiative of UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura to appoint delegates of the Syrian opposition himself, and called on the UN official to apologize for his statement.

BEIRUT (Sputnik) – Staffan de Mistura said on Tuesday that if the Syrian opposition delegation is not formed by February 8 for the talks in Geneva, he would select the delegates himself.

"Nobody has a right to appoint people that will hold negotiations on behalf of Syrians. The Special Envoy must stick to his powers and apologize to the Syrian people for his statement," the Syrian opposition wrote on a Twitter page.