High Negotiations Committee : Syria talks is “impossible” unless opposition attendance

The High Negotiations Committee (HNC), the main Syrian opposition, on Friday said that Syria’s UN-mediated peace talks would not continue without its attendance.

All members of the main Syrian opposition left peace talks in Geneva on Friday, with little prospect of talks resuming unless the situation radically changes on the ground.

The statements came after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that the talks will continue even without having the opposition present. 

The U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said on Thursday peace talks will continue next week despite the main opposition's decision to leave early, a move he dismissed as "diplomatic posturing".

The HNC said it could not continue given the deteriorating military situation in Syria, lack of progress on humanitarian issues and complete impasse in discussing the release of thousands of prisoners. 

Source ; MENA