The chief of Syria's main opposition body on Monday rejected the prospect of putting in place a federal system in the war-torn country, warning that it would lead to partition, according to AFP.
"Syria's unity is a red line. This issue is non-negotiable and the idea of federalism is the prelude to the partitioning of Syria," the head of the High Negotiations Committee, Riad Hijab, said in a conference call with reporters. "This is completely unacceptable," he said. "We agreed on the idea of administrative decentralization" at the Riyadh conference in December 2015 when the HNC was formed.