Senior domestic opposition figure said Sunday the delegates in Geneva delivered a draft on the Transitional Governing Authority and its powers to the U.N. Syria envoy.
Hassan Abdel Azim, the head of National Coordination Body for Democratic Change affirmed the readiness to discuss the axes or other baskets related to the constitution and elections related to the work and powers of the Interim Governing Body.
"This is a sign of seriousness in dealing with and engaging in the political process without stopping or placing preconditions. This progress is taking place for the first time after the agenda was set by Staffan de Mistura to put the political transition on the agenda," Abdel Azim told Zaman al-Wasl.
He added that the delegation will present on Monday the vision of the Higher Committee for Negotiations in terms related to the transitional governance and political transition.
He explained that the transitional government in our perception is a presidency board consisting of 5, 7 or 9 people instead of one president, in addition to the transitional government subordinate to it."
"The Presidency exercises the powers of the president of the republic and the transitional government complementary to its exercise the powers of the Council of Ministers," noting that the transitional governing body is a presidential body and ministries that receive full executive powers from the president of the republic and retain them and receive legislative powers and give them to the national council and receive administrative and security and military powers and give it to a military council and receive the judicial powers and give them to the Supreme Judicial Council. "
"The UN Security Council Resolution 2254 does not state on the basket of terrorism, but the regime is proposing it in order to disrupt the situation and not to enter into the political process and form a transitional government," Abdel Azim said.
There must be a stage to discuss terrorism, there will be no possibility of combating terrorism under the current regime and before the political transition and the formation of a transitional governing body, he added.
The duty of the governing body is to ensure stability and the formation of a military council and institutions have the possibility to fight terrorism because the governing body includes parties from the opposition, civil society and a part of the regime are people who have not committed crimes and have not been linked to tyranny and corruption. In that case, it is possible to fight terrorism. On the other hand, terrorism in Astana can be discussed with the faction delegation so that we will not be preoccupied from the political process.
As for the position of the regime on the political transition file, Abdel Azim said, “the regime accepted the political transition on the agenda and expressed willingness to answer the questions posed. This is a step, but it is trying to prolong and delay because the regime knows that a political solution will put an end to its power
