UN offers way forward to draft charter

Rival Syrian delegations yesterday weighed a UN proposal on developing a new constitution for the war-ravaged country, as a new round of peace talks entered a second day.

The sixth round of UN-backed negotiations in Geneva is the latest drive to bring a political solution to the conflict which raging since 2011.

Syria's government delegation were yesterday expected to discuss UN proposal to create a "consultative" committee of civil society activists and technocrats tasked with setting a roadmap to a new constitution.

The opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) has said it has "reservations" about the draft, which it were expected to discuss with UN envoy de Mistura later yesterday.