Rebel spokesman Osama Abu Zeid said ceasefire violations and threats of forced displacements were hindering the negotiations, and that the rebels would focus on the truce in today’s talks.
In addition to having different objectives, the two sides also disagree about the role of the talks’ three organisers, Russia, Turkey and Iran.
A member of the rebel delegation told AFP that the group would agree to have Russia serve as a guarantor of the current ceasefire but not Iran, another backer of President Bashar al-Assad.
