The Syrian government has submitted a list of names to the United Nations as candidates for inclusion in a constitutional committee, U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura told Reuters Monday. Formation of the committee, which will rewrite the Syrian constitution, was agreed at a Syrian peace conference in the Russian ski resort of Sochi in January. It is up to de Mistura to decide whom to pick.
De Mistura’s spokeswoman Reem Ismail said the U.N. was carefully studying the list of names but declined to comment further.
De Mistura has said he will select about 50 people, including supporters of the government, the opposition and independents.
