Pedersen reveals agenda of Syrian Constitutional Committee’s 8th round
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – The UN envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen revealed on Sunday the agenda of the 8th round of the Syrian Constitutional Committee meetings in Geneva.
The 8th round of constitutional talks starts in Geneva on May 30 and will last for five days, in the presence of representatives of the Syrian government, the opposition and civil society organizations.
“The agenda for the week was reviewed, and the four principles to be discussed throughout the week were agreed by the two Co-Chairs, the Co-Chair of the government and the Co-Chair of opposition,” Pedersen said through a series of tweets on his official account.
The agenda includes “Unilateral coercive measures from a constitutional standpoint, maintaining and strengthening State’s institutions, the supremacy of the Constitution and the position of international treaties, and transitional Justice,” Pedersen tweeted.
“One day will be spent on each principle,” Pederson further explained.
Pederson indicated in his tweets that he met jointly with the Co-Chairs, the Co-Chair nominated by the government and that nominated by the opposition.
He mentioned that they met then with the Civil Society delegation.
Pedersen will brief the UN member states on the results of the discussions regarding holding the next round of the Syrian Constitutional Committee meetings and the results of his recent visit to Damascus, and his talks he had with the Syrian government.
On March 25, the 7th round of the Syrian Constitutional Committee ended in Geneva with no results achieved.
The Constitutional Committee has a Large and a Small Body: the Large Body comprises 150 members: 50 members of the government, 50 of the opposition, and 50 of civil society. While the Small Body comprises 45 members: 15 members for each party.