This sixth round of Syrian Constitutional talks between the Syrian government, opposition, and civil society groups has failed to make meaningful progress according to United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen.
In January 2018, at the Russian-hosted Syrian peace conference in Sochi, an agreement was reached to form a 150-member committee to draft a new constitution by September 2019, equally represented by the Syrian government, political opposition, and civil society. A smaller committee of 45 individuals of that same cohort is tasked with negotiating and drafting the new constitutional provisions.
The parties have not agreed on the date for the seventh round of discussions. Pedersen said, "We lacked a proper understanding on how to move [the constitutional reform] process forward," adding that there needs to be more trust and political will.
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