Head of delegation of Syrian opposition High Negotiations Committee hopes that contacts with Russia will continue

GENEVA, March 3. /TASS/. The Syrian opposition, represented by the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) counts on continuation of contacts with Russia on settlement of the Syrian conflict, Naser al-Hariri, head of the delegation of the Syrian opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) told TASS. "Another area where I can mark progress is our meeting with Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister (Gennady Gatilov - TASS). We explained our vision of how to achieve a political settlement to him, and we felt his support," al-Hariri said. "I think that if the parties have a desire for advancement of the political process, and we have it, meetings should be held for such a settlement. We did not agree about our next meeting but we agreed that Russia will support the political process on the basis of international initiatives," he said. "We look forward to constant positive relations, but it depends on Russia, which could play a very important role, in particular, it should have more influence on observation of cease-fire and humanitarian issues," al-Hariri said. According to al-Hariri, such actions of Russia could play an important role for the positive outcome of the negotiations. "If from now on it goes on in such a positive way, I do not think that this round will be different from previous ones. Russia's role is important, but everything is in its hands, only Russia can make decisions," he said. Read more