The Syrian regime’s delegation will return to Geneva on Sunday (December 10th) for the resumption of peace talks hosted by the UN, AFP reported Thursday.
A fresh round of talks aimed at putting an end to nearly seven years of bloodshed in Syria opened last week in Geneva.
Negotiations were paused over the weekend and resumed Tuesday, but without the regime delegation headed by Syria's UN ambassador Bashar al-Jaafari.
Al-Jaafari had criticised the talks before his departure, saying there were "big problems in this round", a reference to the opposition's insistence on President Bashar al-Assad's removal.
For several days, regime sources had said officials were still deliberating whether they would come back to Geneva.
UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura has met with the opposition's delegation in the meantime.
