Geneva, SANA – Head of the Syrian Arab Republic delegation to the intra-Syrian dialogue in Geneva, Bashar al-Jaafari, said that the preparatory phase for the dialogue in Geneva is likely to take longer than anticipated.
In a statement to Reuters on Wednesday, al-Jaafari said “It seems the first phase of preparations will take a much longer time expected and we don’t know yet when we will finish,” adding that the Syrian Arab Republic delegation doesn’t know who its interlocutors would be, how many delegations they would face and the names of all participants.
He added that information provided by UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura show that several of the participants haven’t arrived at Geneva yet.