The first session of the fourth round of the talks of the small committee for amending the Syrian constitution, which began today there, concluded in Geneva, amid hopes of a breakthrough.

The tour officially began on Monday in Geneva under the auspices of the United Nations and at its headquarters there.

The UN envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, said that this tour "could constitute an opportunity to focus more on finding a peaceful political solution" to the years-long Syrian crisis.

Pederson indicated in his press conference held yesterday that the tour may last for a week, and explained that the two co-chairs have agreed to discuss national foundations and principles, while constitutional issues will be on the agenda in a fifth round to be held next year.

Representatives of the Syrian government, the opposition and civil society are participating in the talks, as part of what is known as the "mini-constitutional committee" or "mini-body" consisting of 45 members (15 members for each delegation) that emerged from the 150-member constitutional committee.

In what appeared to be an attempt to achieve a breakthrough, which none of the previous rounds could achieve, Pedersen anticipated the current round with talks he had held in Damascus with the late Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem, and he also held talks with the Syrian National Council, and in Ankara he met with the Turkish authorities, as he met in Egypt The Secretary General of the League of Arab States and the Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs also held talks with officials in Moscow, Tehran and Riyadh.

Source: RT

By:Nadeemy Haded