Syrian Talks Resume Despite COVID-19 Cases β UN
August 27, 2020
5:17 pm
UN-backed talks on a new constitution for Syria resumed in Geneva on Thursday after Swiss health authorities gave the green light despite four delegates testing positive for Covid-19.
The discussions, aimed at rewriting the war-torn countryβs constitution, were put on hold almost as soon as they started on Monday when the test results came through.
UN envoy Geir Pedersen, who is moderating the tentative talks between representatives of President Bashar al-Assadβs government, the opposition and civil society, has voiced hope they could pave the way towards a broader political process.
His office said in a statement that βfollowing additional testing …
