On December 18, the UN Security Council unanimously approved a resolution endorsing an international road map for a Syrian peace process, a rare show of unity among the major powers on a conflict that has claimed more than a quarter of a million lives.
The UN plans to convene peace talks in Geneva toward the end of January.
Moualem, who spoke to reporters in English, said he had told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that Syria was "ready to participate in the Syrian-Syrian dialogue in Geneva without any foreign interference."
"Our delegation will be ready as soon as we receive a list of the opposition delegation," he said. "We hope that this dialogue will be successful to help us in having a national unity government," Moualem said, standing next to Wang at the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
"This government will compose a constitutional committee to look for a new constitution with a new law of election, so the parliamentary election will be held within the period of 18 months, more or less."
Friday's resolution gives the UN's blessing to a previous plan negotiated in Vienna that calls for a cease-fire, talks between the Syrian government and opposition and a roughly two-year timeline to create a unity government and hold elections.
But the obstacles to ending the war remain daunting, as no side in the conflict appears able to secure a clear military victory. Despite their agreement at the UN, the major powers are bitterly divided on who may represent the opposition as well as on the future of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Wang invited Syrian government and opposition figures to come to China as it looks for ways to help with the peace process. "China's role on the Syrian issue is to promote peace and negotiations ... China hopes to see a peaceful, stable and developing Middle East," Wang said.
The UN resolution was received coolly by Syrian opposition forces, including the main group in exile, the Istanbul-based National Coalition.
The agreement "waters down previous UN resolutions concerning a political solution in Syria," coalition head Khaled Khoja said on Twitter on Saturday.
Previous efforts to negotiate a political solution to Syria's nearly five-year conflict have faltered, including the 2014 Geneva talks between the regime and opposition forces.
Xinhua - globaltimes.cn
24-25/12/15
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