UN Syria Envoy Supports Saudi-led Syrian Opposition Group Sabotaging Peace Talks

© REUTERS / Denis BalibouseU.N. mediator for Syria Staffan de Mistura leaves after a news conference after a meeting with a delegation of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) during Syria peace talks at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 17, 2016.
U.N. mediator for Syria Staffan de Mistura leaves after a news conference after a meeting with a delegation of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) during Syria peace talks at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 17, 2016. - Sputnik International
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Syria's High Negotiations Committee (HNC) opposition group backed by Saudi Arabia sabotages the next round of Syrian peace talks while the UN special envoy supports them, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The latest round of UN-mediated talks in Geneva on April 13-27 ended with a walkout staged by the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) opposition delegation. The group formed in Saudi Arabia said it would take part in negotiations only if conditions for their success were created. The UN has said it would not arrange intra-Syrian negotiations without the HNC.

"Those who formed the so-called Riyadh group, called it the Nigh Negotiations Committee, no more and no less have been sabotaging the resumption of negotiations since May this year. It is of course sad that UN envoy Staffan de Mistura goes along with them… This is such an irresponsible approach," Lavrov said.

"We are told that the political process will begin only if there is a sustainable, lengthy, nationwide ceasefire, and all obstacles to the delivery of humanitarian aid are unblocked," he said in an interview with the NTV broadcaster.

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