Syrian Hmeymim Opposition Slams HNC for Half-Hearted Peace Efforts

© REUTERS / Denis BalibouseMembers of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) Asaad Al-Zoubi (L) and Mohamed Alloush of the Jaysh al Islam talk before a news conference aside of Syria peace talks in Geneva, Switzerland, April 19, 2016.
Members of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) Asaad Al-Zoubi (L) and Mohamed Alloush of the Jaysh al Islam talk before a news conference aside of Syria peace talks in Geneva, Switzerland, April 19, 2016. - Sputnik International
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The Riyadh-backed High Negotiations Committee (HNC) does not have the right attitude to contribute to Syrian peace talks, a member of a domestic Hmeymim-based opposition group told Sputnik on Thursday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The latest round of Geneva proximity talks between the Syrian government and opposition deadlocked last month after most HNC delegates stormed out of the meeting, claiming lack of progress on the ground.

"We decided that the internal opposition [would] refused to work with anyone who has a relation with terrorism, and we need to be [aligned] only with the kind of opposition that is trying to make peace and make real political life in Syria, and I think the Riyadh group [HNC] is still outside of this," Hmeymim group’s Mais Krydee declared.

Jobar, a district of Damascus controlled by Jabhat al-Nusra militants. (File) - Sputnik International
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When asked about her expectations about the next round of the Syrian peace talks Krydee said political changes in Syria were top priority.

"We need in Syria to develop a political process because we have to stop the blood[shed] and we have to be against terrorism," the politician stressed, urging to be "more realistic."

Despite this stance, Krydee said her group had high hopes for the upcoming fourth round of negotiations on Syria’s future because the Syrian government and opposition groups had learned to understand each other better through the previous attempts.

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