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Syria Armed Opposition Awaits Russia's Answer on Truce Monitoring Mechanism

© REUTERS / Mukhtar KholdorbekovMohammad Alloush (C), the head of the Syrian opposition delegation, attends Syria peace talks in Astana, Kazakhstan January 23, 2017.
Mohammad Alloush (C), the head of the Syrian opposition delegation, attends Syria peace talks in Astana, Kazakhstan January 23, 2017. - Sputnik International
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The Syrian armed opposition believes that discussions of the next round of intra-Syria talks in Geneva are premature as it awaits a response from Russia on its mechanism to monitor ceasefire in Syria, the head of the opposition delegation at the Astana talks told Sputnik.

Representatives of Syrian opposition hold news conference - Sputnik International
Syrian Opposition Hopes February Round of Geneva Talks to Be Final
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Last week, opposition delegation representative Osama Abu Zeid said that the opposition had provided a project to create a mechanism to monitor the truce in detail. According to him, the Russian side reassured the opposition that it would examine it and make a decision.

"We await a response to the document which was given to the Russian side. Before speaking of any new round, there is a document with mechanism to control ceasefire," Alloush said.

According to Alloush, the opposition is in consultations ahead of Geneva walks.

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