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Please be informed that bi-roll and photos of today’s meeting of the sixth session of the Small Body of the Syrian Constitutional Committee with the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Geir O. Pedersen, are available on the newsroom.
The 45 members of the Small Drafting Body are nominated by the government (15), by the opposition (15), and from the civil society (15).
The meetings are scheduled to take place till the end of this week at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
- Exterior close up, UN flag in front of UN Office Geneva
- Pan down from ceiling to UN Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Geir O. Pedersen and UN Deputy Special Envoy for Syria, Ms. Khawla Matar talking to a participant
- Close up, UN Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Geir Pedersen
- Arrival of Mr. Hadi al-Bahra, co-chair of the Syrian Constitutional Committee nominated by the opposition, in the meeting room and greeted by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Geir O. Pedersen
- Medium shot, Mr. Hadi al-Bahra, co-chair of the Syrian Constitutional Committee nominated by the opposition, walking to the meeting table
- Close up, UN Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Geir O. Pedersen talking to Mr. Hadi al-Bahra, co-chair of the Syrian Constitutional Committee nominated by the opposition
- Arrival of Mr. Ahmad Kuzbari, co-chair of the Syrian Constitutional Committee nominated by the government, arriving in the meeting room and greeted by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Geir O. Pedersen
- Medium shot, all participants taking their seats at the meeting table
- Close up, UN Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Geir Pedersen
- Medium shot, Mr. Hadi al-Bahra, co-chair of the Syrian Constitutional Committee nominated by the opposition and Mr. Ahmad Kuzbari, co-chair of the Syrian Constitutional Committee nominated by the government receiving documents by Mr. Pedersen
- Wide shot, meeting of UN Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Geir O. Pedersen; UN Deputy Special Envoy for Syria, Ms. Khawla Matar, talking to Mr. Ahmad Kuzbari, co-chair of the Syrian Constitutional Committee nominated by the government and Mr. Hadi al-Bahra, co-chair of the Syrian Constitutional Committee nominated by the opposition
- Close up, Mr. Ahmad Kuzbari, co-chair of the Syrian Constitutional Committee nominated by the government, at the meeting table
- Close up, Mr. Hadi al-Bahra, co-chair of the Syrian Constitutional Committee nominated by the opposition talking during the meeting
- Medium shot, meeting of UN Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Geir O. Pedersen; UN Deputy Special Envoy for Syria, Ms. Khawla Matar, Mr. Ahmad Kuzbari, co-chair of the Syrian Constitutional Committee nominated by the government, and Mr. Hadi al-Bahra, co-chair of the Syrian Constitutional Committee nominated by the opposition
- Medium shot, Mr. Ahmad Kuzbari, co-chair of the Syrian Constitutional Committee nominated by the government, addressing himself during meeting to Mr. Hadi al-Bahra, co-chair of the Syrian Constitutional Committee nominated by the opposition
- Medium shot, meeting of UN Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Geir O. Pedersen; UN Deputy Special Envoy for Syria, Ms. Khawla Matar, Mr. Ahmad Kuzbari, co-chair of the Syrian Constitutional Committee nominated by the government, and Mr. Hadi al-Bahra, co-chair of the Syrian Constitutional Committee nominated by the opposition
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