ิิbearing in mind the goal to bring together the broadest possible spectrum of
the opposition, chosen by Syrians, who will decide their negotiation representatives
and define their negotiation positions so as to enable the political process to begin,
taking note of the meetings in Moscow and Cairo and other initiatives to this end,
and noting in particular the usefulness of the meeting in Riyadh on 9-11 December
2015, whose outcomes contribute to the preparation of negotiations under
UN auspices on a political settlement of the conflict, in accordance with the Geneva
Communique and the “Vienna Statements”, and looking forward to the SecretaryGeneral’s
Special Envoy for Syria finalizing efforts to this end,