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Syrian opposition delegation to meet UN envoy on March 14 — HNC representative

GENEVA, March 13. /TASS/. Syria’s opposition High Negotiation Committee [HNC] will meet with United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura on Monday, March 14, a representative of this Riyadh-based committee told TASS on Sunday.

"A meeting will be held tomorrow, on March 14, at the United Nations Palace of Nations," he said.

The second round of intra-Syrian peace talks is scheduled to start in Geneva on Monday. The talks are called to put an end to the five-year-long civil war in that country.

The Syrian opposition delegation is expected to arrive in Geneva on Sunday. "Some members of our group arrived on Saturday, the rest will come tomorrow,: the source said, adding that the HNC delegation plans to have a coordinating meeting later in the day.

The Syrian government delegation has already arrived in Geneva earlier on Sunday. The delegation is led by Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Bashar al-Jafari.