Hijab: HNC rejects any US-Russia deal different from its vision

Dr. Riyad Hijab, the general coordinator of the High Negotiation Committee (HNC), said on Wednesday in a press statement to Reuters that the HNC rejects any expected agreement between Russia and the United States concerning Syria’s fate if  the agreement was different from its vision.  

Hijab reiterated the same message in a joint press conference held with the British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Wednesday evening saying the world needs to support transition in Syria without Assad, and it is high time for transition from Assad’s barbaric dictatorship to a democratic Syria.

On his side, Jonson said that with a common sense and flexibility, the Syrian opposition’s transition plan can be put into effect, Reuters reported.

The statement came after after Hijab spoke on Wednesday morning at a press conference in London about the transitional period saying that it would start with Assad and his regime leaving power.

Hijab presented the vision of the Syrian opposition which consists of three phases. He pointed out that this phase requires adhering to a truce in Syria.

He added that the second phase contains forming a transitional governing body with full executive powers. The body, according to Hijab, shall form a Constitutional Court, a Reconstruction Committee, and a National Reconciliation Committee. It should be tasked with representing Syria in the international forums. It should handle combating terrorism, as well, according to Hijab.

Orient Net published on Wednesday an exclusive copy of the Syrian opposition’s vision.