Syria cautions against "foreign intervention" in constitution body
Syria said on Monday the work of any new constitutional committee should be free of foreign intervention, suggesting Damascus remains insistent that a long-awaited step in a stalled peace process should respect its sovereignty.
Syria underscored its long held position as U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced in New York that agreement had been reached on the committee's composition. Guterres added that the body would be convened in coming weeks.
U.N. officials say formation of a constitutional committee is key to political reforms and new elections meant to unify Syria and end a war which has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced about half of the pre-war 22 million population.
