Syrian Constitutional Committee’s first session in nine months put 'on hold' after three members test positive for Covid-19, the United Nations says
UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen attends a news conference ahead of a meeting of the Syrian Constitutional Committee at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, August 21, 2020.
Hours earlier on Monday, US Syria envoy James Jeffrey told reporters that the regime of Syrian regime leader Bashar al Assad had agreed "under some Russian pressure" to take part in the week-long talks. "Committee members were tested before they travelled to Geneva, and they were tested again on arrival, and the wearing of masks and strict social distancing measures were in place when they met at the Palais des Nations," the statement said.
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