(VOVworld) - Representatives of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) said Sunday that the Syrian opposition has threatened to abandon the UN-brokered peace talks if there is no progress on its demand for a political transition.

The Saudi-backed Syrian opposition has threatened to abandon the UN-brokered talks if there is no progress on its demand for a political transition away from President Bashar al-Assad (AFP)

The HNC said the Geneva peace talks could collapse if Damascus refuses to release commitment on politics and humanitarian issues. New rounds of Syria peace talks were resumed in Geneva last week. The major obstacle to the talks was the political future of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad who said his government will not negotiate or make any concessions.