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Syria’s HNC Opposition Members Convene for Meeting in Riyadh

© REUTERS / Denis BalibouseRiad Hijab, chief coordinator High Negotiations Committee (HNC) addresses a news conference aside of Syria peace talks in Geneva, Switzerland, April 19, 2016.
Riad Hijab, chief coordinator High Negotiations Committee (HNC) addresses a news conference aside of Syria peace talks in Geneva, Switzerland, April 19, 2016. - Sputnik International
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A meeting of members of the Syrian opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) kicked off on Thursday, HNC spokesman Riyad Naasan Agha told Sputnik.

Members of the Syrian opposition delegation of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) George Sabra (L) delegation head Asaad Al-Zoubi (C) and Chief negotiator, Army of Islam rebel group's Mohammed Alloush (R) attend a meeting with U.N. mediator on Syria Staffan de Mistura during Syria peace talks at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, April 15, 2016 - Sputnik International
Syrian Opposition HNC Not Yet Notified About Date of Next Syria Talks
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A meeting of members of the Syrian opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) kicked off on Thursday, HNC spokesman Riyad Naasan Agha told Sputnik.

"We are already at the meeting," Naasan Agha said.

On Wednesday, the spokesman told RIA Novosti that the HNC was set to discuss the Syrian political process at the meeting in the Saudi capital.

During the latest round of the intra-Syrian negotiations in Geneva, the Riyadh-formed HNC walked out of the talks citing the continuous fighting in Syria and the lack of progress on humanitarian issues.

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