Progress made on forming constitutional body in Syria

DAMASCUS, Sept 22 (Xinhua): Geir Pedersen, UN special envoy for Syria, said on Sunday that progress has been made on the formation of a Syrian constitutional committee.

Pedersen made the remarks upon arriving in the capital Damascus on Sunday evening, when he said that since his last visit to Syria in July, progress has been made on the formation of the constitutional committee that should be tasked with reviewing and amending the Syrian constitution.

He said he is looking forward to his Monday's meeting with Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem in Damascus.

On Sept. 18, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that all relevant parties in Syria have agreed on the composition of a committee tasked to rewrite the country's constitution.