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Geneva - 29 January 2016
1. United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, entering news conference
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Staffan de Mistura, UN special envoy for Syria:
"Now I have good reasons to believe that they (HNC - High Negotiations Committee) are actually considering this (joining peace talks) very seriously and therefore to be in a position, on probably Sunday, to actually start the discussions with them in order to be able to proceed with the Intra-Syrian talks. I was considering Monday as an important day to reassess this situation but my feeling is, I may be wrong, that in fact the internal discussion is leading towards accepting our suggestion. The best way to actually discuss the implementation of important signals towards the population of Syria is to come to Geneva. And of course, the location of talking about what we call the political process."
STORYLINE:
The United Nations' special envoy to Syria said on Friday he has "good reason to believe" that the main Syrian opposition group will join Geneva peace talks on Sunday.
Staffan de Mistura was speaking on Friday at the UN headquarters in Geneva, on the sidelines of indirect peace talks aimed at resolving Syria's five-year conflict.
De Mistura said he is still waiting for a formal indication that the opposition coalition, known as the Higher Negotiating Committee, will attend the talks.
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