Moderate Syrian Opposition Delegation Includes 15 People

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The delegation of moderate Syrian opposition forces includes 15 people, one of the leaders of the Syrian Popular Front for Change and Liberation said Monday.

"We took into account those present at the Moscow-2 meeting, some were also in Cairo. As a result, we chose 15 people. They represent the whole spectrum of the Syrian opposition," Qadri Jamil said at a press conference at the Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency.

He added that the list is still up for debate and may be changed.

As of today, the list of moderate Syrian opposition members, obtained by Sputnik, includes: Qadri Jamil himself, Fateh Jamus and Mazen Maghrebeya from the Front for Change and Liberation; Nimrud Suleiman and Salem Kheirbek representing Mustaqbal (Future); Haled Isa from the Democratic Union Party along with his party fellows, Asia Abdulla and Salih Muslim; Haytham Manna and Elham Ahmad, the co-heads of the Syrian Democratic Council; Jehad Maqdasey, Cairo Group; Randa Qassis, the chairwoman of the Movement for a Pluralistic Society; Majed Habu representing the Qamh movement; Abbas Habib from the Council of Syrian Tribes; and Amina Awsi, Al Idara al Zatiya.

"We are ready to speak to everyone regarding changes in the delegation. We sent this list to [UN's Syria envoy Staffan] de Mistura, as well as all interested countries, including the United States and Russia," Jamil said.

Also Jamil stated that the Syrian opposition should be represented by two delegations at the talks with the country’s government if that were to facilitate the process.

"I am not against pluralism. Let there be two delegations if it would solve the issue. There is no problem,, the presence of two delegations could simplify, not complicate, the process," Qadri Jamil said.

The official stressed that the opposition should be fully represented at the talks and include all movements.

In December, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Syrian settlement, which reaffirmed the goals of the Vienna agreements to bring the entire spectrum of the political groups in the crisis-torn country to the negotiating table and stated that the next round of the talks would take place in January, 2016.

January 25 was initially set as the target day for the first round of intra-Syrian talks, with Wednesday later offered as a possible date of the first sit-down.

The Syrian opposition and the government have already convened four times in Moscow and Geneva. Several opposition factions met in the Egyptian capital in June and January 2015.