(Zaman Al Wasl- Reuters)- The chief peace negotiator of Syria’s mainstream opposition said on Sunday he was resigning over the failure of the UN-backed Geneva peace talks to bring a political settlement and ease the plight of Syrians living in besieged rebel-held areas.
Mohammad Alloush, who is also the representative of the powerful Jaysh al-Islam rebel faction in the Saudi-based High Negotiations Committee, said in a statement to Reuters that the peace talks had also failed to secure the release of thousands of detainees or to push Syria towards a political transition without President Assad.
Alloush told Zaman al Wasl that he had submitte his reigbation two days ago since he can not stay in talks may take 15 years without concret solution.
Alloush has also sccused the International Community of underestimating the talks.
The UN-backed parties have not set a date for the resumption of the peace talks after the HNC suspended their participation until the situation on the ground has radically changed.
The head of the main Syrian opposition delegation, Asaad al-Zoubi, told the al Hadath Arab news channel that he too wanted to be relieved of his post in the HNC but did not confirm he had taken a similar step.
A source in the opposition said Zoubi was replaced in a reshuffle of the HNC negotiating team that includes both military factions and political groupings.
Zoubi said no real discussions had taken place in the four months since the latest rounds of Geneva peace talks began and opposition pleas to get the UN-backed process to pressure the Syrian authorities to allow humanitarian aid to besieged areas had gone unheeded.
In April, the Syrian opposition suspended its formal participation in peace talks, saying it would only return if the situation on the ground radically changed. They were protesting against Syrian army offensives that they said meant a ceasefire was in effect over. However, they were under strong pressure not to quit altogether.
The UN-backed parties have not set a date for the resumption of the peace talks after the HNC suspended their participation until the situation on the ground has radically changed.
The head of the main Syrian opposition delegation, Asaad al-Zoubi, told the al Hadath Arab news channel that he too wanted to be relieved of his post in the HNC but did not confirm he had taken a similar step.
A source in the opposition said Zoubi was replaced in a reshuffle of the HNC negotiating team that includes both military factions and political groupings.
Zoubi said no real discussions had taken place in the four months since the latest rounds of Geneva peace talks began and opposition pleas to get the UN-backed process to pressure the Syrian authorities to allow humanitarian aid to besieged areas had gone unheeded.
In April, the Syrian opposition suspended its formal participation in peace talks, saying it would only return if the situation on the ground radically changed. They were protesting against Syrian army offensives that they said meant a ceasefire was in effect over. However, they were under strong pressure not to quit altogether.
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