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'Dicey People' in Syrian Opposition Delegation at Geneva Talks - Lavrov

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Russian Foreign Minister said that Syrian opposition delegation has some “dicey people” at the intra-Syrian reconciliation talks who are putting forward conditions that contradict earlier agreements.

A picture taken on December 8, 2015 shows a general view of the two-day Syrian Democratic Conference in Al-Malikiyeh, a town in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, held by Kurdish factions to discuss a vision for Syria's future. Dozens of Kurdish, Arab, and Assyrian figures attended the conference including members of Syria's leading Kurdish movement, the Democratic Union Party (PYD), - Sputnik International
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MUSCAT (Sputnik) The Syrian opposition delegation has some “dicey people” at the intra-Syrian reconciliation talks in Geneva who are putting forward conditions that contradict earlier agreements, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday.

“Dicey people have appeared in [the Syrian opposition delegation], who are starting to push preconditions that have nothing to do with the overall principles of the Geneva communique, Vienna documents, or the UN Security Council’s resolution,” Lavrov said in Oman.

The highly-anticipated talks on Syrian reconciliation, mediated by the United Nations, formally began on January 29 in line with the UN Security Council's resolution on Syrian settlement, which stipulates that the entire spectrum of political groups in the crisis-torn country be brought to the negotiating table.

The High Negotiations Committee (HNC), representing the Syrian opposition, had suspended confirmation of its participation, but made a last-minute decision to travel to Geneva after receiving US and UN guarantees.

On Saturday, the Saudi-backed HNC announced that it would leave Geneva if the Syrian government "continues to kill civilians."

On Sunday, the Committee refused to recognize a Syrian opposition delegation proposed by Moscow and Cairo, claiming exclusive legitimacy to participate in the talks on behalf of the opposition.

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