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Not Syrians Only: HNC Member Says Entire World Must Stand Up Against Terrorism

© REUTERS / Omar SanadikiA man walks near damaged buildings in Aleppo, Syria January 30, 2017.
A man walks near damaged buildings in Aleppo, Syria January 30, 2017. - Sputnik International
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The burden of the fight against terrorism must be shared by various members of the international community and should not only be the responsibility of the Syrian people, member of the Syrian opposition’s High Negotiations Committee (HNC) Khaled Mhameed told Sputnik.

GENEVA (Sputnik) – Mhameed stressed that "terrorism is not a subject the discussions," and so it must be "inevitably eradicated."

"The fight against terrorism is the responsibility of not only the Syrian people, it’s the responsibility of the international community as a whole," he said.

High Negotiations Committee (HNC) members take part in a press briefing on March 22, 2016 in Geneva following a meeting of the HCN with UN Syria envoy during Syria peace talks at the United Nations in Geneva - Sputnik International
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The HNC member said that the main goal of his delegation at the Geneva talks is to stop bloodshed in Syria and to facilitate the emergence of a political transition in the civil-war-torn country, followed by the adoption of a new constitution and the holding of elections.

Mhameed said that the Russian side in the intra-Syrian talks "feels that the HNC delegation is willing to engage in direct talks with representatives of the Syrian authorities and positively assesses such an intention."

The fourth round of the UN-backed intra-Syrian talks between the government and opposition factions kicked off in Geneva last week.

On Wednesday, the HNC delegation held a meeting with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov at the Russian mission at the United Nations in Geneva.

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