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French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a special congress gathering both houses of parliament in the palace of Versailles, outside Paris, on July 3, 2017. (AFP)

Macron Seeks to Ease Syria Opposition Fears by Meeting HNC Chief

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 5, 2017 | Middle East

After his remarks on the fate of Syrian regime leader Bashar Assad sparked concern about a French shift in policy, President Emmanuel Macron sought on Wednesday to ease these fears by meeting with Riad Hijab, head of the Riyadh-based High Negotiations Committee, which...

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French President-elect Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at his campaign headquarters after early results in the second round in the 2017 French presidential election in Paris, France, May 7, 2017. REUTERS/Lionel Bonaventure/Pool – RTS15K72

Macron Discusses Political Transition in Syria with ‘Supreme Committee’

by Caroline Akoum | May 31, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut-The Higher Negotiation Committee (HNC) has convened a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian during a visit to Paris where it also met with UN Envoy to Syria Staffan De Mistura, two weeks after its meetings in...

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German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel speaks during a joint news conference with Iraq’s Kurdistan region’s President Massoud Barzani (not pictured) in Erbil, Iraq April 20, 2017. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari

Germany Stresses Commitment to Political Process in Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 24, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut– German Foreign Affairs Minister Sigmar Gabriel stressed his country’s commitment to supporting a political process in Syria, during a meeting on Tuesday in Berlin with Riad Hijab, the General Coordinator of the High Negotiations Committee of the Syrian...

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Riad Hijab, who was chosen by Syrian opposition groups as coordinator of a negotiating body to lead future peace talks attends a news conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 18, 2015. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

Syrian Opposition Casts Off Any U.S./Russia Deal Unlike Own Plan

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 7, 2016 | Uncategorized

Syria’s main opposition negotiating group said it would refuse any deal concluded between Russia and the United States on Syria’s fate that was very different from its own proposed transition plan, the group’s general coordinator Riyad Hijab said on...

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Mohammad Alloush of the Jaish al Islam faction and member of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) attends a news conference after a meeting with U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura during Syria Peace talks at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, April 13, 2016.
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Syrian Opposition Negotiator Quits with Peace Talks Stalling

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 30, 2016 | Middle East

The chief peace negotiator of Syria’s mainstream opposition in the Geneva peace talks has resigned on Sunday amid no signs of progress in the U.N.- backed peace process that began earlier this year. Mohammed Alloush said he took this step because the...