The Four committees initiative is a proposal put forward by

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on 29 July 2015 as a way to start the

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in the Syrian Civil War.UN chief takes aim at Russia over Syria military buildup, Middle East Eye, 17-09-2015
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to set up four themed committees addressing primary concerns of a possible

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, reconstruction, political election process, the military and security. The committees are to be composed of selected people from the government and opposition. The government has agreed to the proposal but did not make promises of any binding accords as a result. The opposition has currently completely ruled out cooperation in the initiative.Al-Zoubi: Eliminating terrorism prior to any political solution, SANA, 13-10-15
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