Syrian Coalition Prepares For Geneva II Conference
Khalid Saleh, spokesman for the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces, says that opposition groups on the ground will support UN teams tasked to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons.
Khalid Saleh, spokesman for the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces, said that the coalition is preparing to lead the opposition delegation to the Geneva II conference on Syria and will provide on the ground support for UN teams seeking to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons, as called for in UN Security Council Resolution 2118.
"The Syrian coalition is the umbrella group which will form the delegation that is going to go and negotiate with Assad," Saleh said, adding that coalition leaders are en route to Syria to meet with a wide range of revolutionary, armed and civil society groups in preparation for Geneva II.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said Friday that the opposition would be represented at Geneva II as a single delegation.
"The Syrian coalition has been recognized by over 120 countries as the official representative of the Syrian people to be the umbrella group to represent the opposition during the Geneva conference," said Saleh, who accompanied coalition President Ahmad al-Jabra to New York for meetings last week at the UN General Assembly, including with Ban, UN Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi, US Secretary of State John Kerry, and others.
