'Big disappointment': Syrian constitutional negotiations fail again
UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen said the Syrian government's side did not present a new proposal as previously agreed.
The latest round of negotiations to reform Syria’s constitution ended in failure, the United Nations’ special envoy said Friday.
Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen noted that “good discussions” were had on principles that the various sides in the country’s decade-long civil war had previously agreed to introduce, but that ultimately the outcome was “a big disappointment.”
“We did not manage to achieve what we had hoped to achieve,” Pedersen said.
During the four days of talks, the sides were supposed to bring forward proposals for a constitutional framework for various issues, including Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity (Syrian government), the makeup of Syria’s military and intelligence (opposition), the rule of law (civil society delegation) and terrorism and extremism (Syrian government).
