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No Agreement to Merge Delegations at Intra-Syrian Talks Between Cairo Group, HNC

© REUTERS / Denis Balibouse/FilesThe delegation of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) and U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura are seen at the start of a meeting during Syria peace talks at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, in this March 17, 2016 file photo
The delegation of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) and U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura are seen at the start of a meeting during Syria peace talks at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, in this March 17, 2016 file photo - Sputnik International
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Cairo group's leader Jihad Makdissi says that HNC and Cairo opposition platform have not agreed to merge their delegations to the intra-Syrian talks in Geneva.

Syria's opposition delegation head Nasr al-Hariri, center, attends the Syria peace talks with U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland - Sputnik International
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GENEVA (Sputnik) — The Riyadh-formed High Negotiations Committee (HNC) and Cairo opposition platform have not agreed to merge their delegations to the intra-Syrian talks in Geneva, Cairo group's leader Jihad Makdissi told Sputnik Friday.

"The result of the meeting is that it was a normal coordination meeting, and no merging [was agreed on]," Makdissi said upon the result of the meeting with the HNC delegation to discuss possibility of unifying the two groups' delegations for the talks.

"Coordination sometimes is beneficial too," Makdissi noted.

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