Syria's HNC Yet to Appoint New Chief Negotiator Instead of Resigned Alloush

The Syrian opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) has not yet elected their new chief representative in the Geneva talks instead of Mohammed Alloush, who had announced a decision to leave his post, HNC spokesman Riyad Naasan Agha said on Monday.

DUBAI (Sputnik) — On Sunday, Alloush announced his resignation over the failure of the UN- backed Geneva peace talks to bring a political settlement in Syria.

"He [Alloush] tendered his resignation from the [HNC} delegation, and his successor has not been elected," Agha said.

A Syrian government delegation, as well as three opposition groups — the Riyadh-formed HNC, the Moscow-Cairo and the Hmeimim groups have been taking part in the UN-mediated Geneva talks.

The latest round of intra-Syrian talks took place in Geneva on April 13-27. The HNC walked out of the negotiations, citing the continuous fighting in Syria and the lack of progress on humanitarian issues.