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Mogherini to Take Part in 'Friends of Syria' Ministerial Meeting in Paris

© AFP 2023 / DIETER NAGLFederica Mogherini, the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union talks to the press on October 23, 2015 in Vienna
Federica Mogherini, the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union talks to the press on October 23, 2015 in Vienna - Sputnik International
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EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini will take part in a ministerial Friends of Syria meeting on Monday, which will also be attended by the head of the Syrian opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC), the European Union External Action Service said Sunday.

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BRUSSELS (Sputnik) — The Friends of Syria format is a group of countries and international organizations that convene to discuss the topic of Syrian crisis outside the UN Security Council.

France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, the HNC, the Arab League, the European Union, the United Nations are among the members of the group.

"The High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini will participate at the meeting of Friends of Syria on ministerial level in Paris, also in presence of the Syrian opposition representative, Riyad Hijab. The meeting will aim at supporting the Geneva process and preparing for the next round of intra-Syrian talks in order for parties in conflict to reach an agreement for a political transition in Syria," the statement read

Last week, HNC head Riyad Hijab called for an emergency meeting of the Friends of Syria Group in Paris in order to discuss ways to solve the crisis in the Middle Eastern country.

The latest round of Geneva proximity talks between the Syrian government and opposition were deadlocked last month after most of the HNC delegates left the meeting over violations of the ceasefire in Syria.

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