MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On Sunday, a member of the Syrian opposition delegation formed after meetings in Moscow and Cairo and one of the leaders of the Syrian Popular Front for Change and Liberation Qadri Jamil told Sputnik that the distribution of power between Syria's future government, parliament and president are among the issues expected to be discussed at the Geneva talks.
The first round of the UN-brokered talks officially began in Geneva on January 29 but the Saudi-backed Syrian opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) did not attend that beginning of the negotiations.
Two opposition delegations are taking part in the intra-Syria talks. 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.
On Sunday, an HNC spokesman told RIA Novosti that the delegation intends to stay in Geneva for another round of intra-Syrian peace talks until March 24 – the date set by UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura.
On February 22, Russia and the United States reached an agreement on the cessation of hostilities in Syria. The ceasefire took effect on February 27. It does not apply to terrorist groups operating in the country.
Syria has been mired in civil war since 2011, with government forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad fighting numerous opposition factions and extremist groups, such Daesh, which is banned in several countries, including Russia.
