Russian envoy to UN Vitaly Churkin said that UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura should play a key role in forming the delegation of Syrian opposition that will ultimately meet with Bashar Assad government officials for reconciliation talks.

UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik)�� Lists of�oposition forceas and terrorist groups in�Syria must be coordinated and finalized before�the proposed new round�of Syria talks take place, Russian envoy to�UN Vitaly Churkin said Friday.

US State Secretary John Kerry announced on�Tuesday that a fresh round�of Syria reconciliation talks in�Vienna format would be held on�December 18 in�New York.

"As to�the December 18 meeting, in�order to�set the final date and place for�the meeting in�Vienna format, it is crucial to�achieve a consensus on�the list of�participants�� to�determine who is terrorist and who is not," Churkin said in�an exclusive interview with�RIA Novosti.

"We must know with�whom we can negotiate, and with�whom we cannot. It is a key condition," Churkin stressed.

The Russian diplomat added that UN Special Envoy for�Syria Staffan de Mistura should play a key role in�forming the delegation of�Syrian opposition that will ultimately meet with�Bashar Assad government officials for�reconciliation talks.

By Sputnik