US: Syrians to vote 18 months after negotiations begin
Date
11/18/2015 5:04:06 AM
(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) Syrians will vote for a new parliament and possibly a new president 18 months after negotiations between Syrian opposition members and the government begins the State Department clarified on Tuesday.
The announcement follows a joint communiqué issued last weekend by world powers that sought to outline progress toward a political transition for Syria.
Negotiations between the Syrian government and opposition parties are tentatively scheduled to begin Jan. 1 but confusion arose about when precisely an 18-month period to hold elections would begin – either on Jan. 1 concurrent with negotiations or after negotiations produced a new government which is tentatively scheduled for six months after they begin.
“Once that political process is established and I don't have a date certain for that no one does then from that would be 18 months to hold free and fair elections” said State Department spokesman Mark Toner.
He stressed Jan. 1 is a “target date” not a hard deadline for negotiations to begin.
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