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Syrian opposition not in Geneva on the day of peace talks

Camera tripods sit in front the United Nations building before the planned beginning of negotiations between the Syrian government and the opposition in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)
Camera tripods sit in front the United Nations building before the planned beginning of negotiations between the Syrian government and the opposition in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP) Camera tripods sit in front the United Nations building before the planned beginning of negotiations between the Syrian government and the opposition in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

By Associated Press 3 min read

GENEVA (AP) – The main Syrian opposition group is staying away from peace talks until they get a response to their demands from the United Nations, opposition figures said as a U.N. official said the talks will begin in Geneva as planned on Friday.

The Syrian government’s delegation is expected to show up later in the day while the opposition is facing ongoing disputes over which parties will attend.

The main Syrian opposition group, known as the High Negotiations Committee, or HNC, said it was still waiting for an official response from the United Nations about a list of concerns.

U.N. spokesman Ahmad Fawzi told reporters that the talks will start in Geneva on Friday adding that he has no further information about who would be participating and exactly when the talks would begin.

U.N. special envoy to Syria, “Staffan de Mistura plans to go ahead as planned. I don’t have times or locations,” Fawzi said. “We don’t have a list of participants but there will be more clarity later today.”