Syria's main opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) leader Nasr al-Hariri (2nd R) speaks to reporters after a meeting with UN Special Envoy during Syria peace talks on February 27, 2017 in Geneva. A ban on mobile phones, recording devices and "offen
GENEVA: The Syrian opposition’s lead negotiator said that he hoped a meeting with Russian officials on Tuesday on the sidelines of Geneva peace talks would help persuade Moscow to put pressure on the government delegation to engage in political negotiations.
“We hope tomorrow’s meeting will be an indication and that we will see real, positive and constructive support to the political process,” Nasr al-Hariri told reporters after holding talks with U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura.
“We hope...to see support for the peace process which will ultimately lead to peace by putting pressure on the regime.”
(Reporting by Tom Miles, John Irish and Laila Bassam; Editing by Angus MacSwan)
