The main Syrian opposition group has arrived in Geneva, a day after backing down from their threat to boycott the UN-sponsored peace talks.
But a spokesman said they stood by their demand for an end to air strikes and blockades before they would negotiate with the Syrian government.
Their delegation is due to meet UN envoy, Staffan de Mistura on Sunday.
Meanwhile, UN Chief, Ban Ki-moon called on all sides to put the interests of Syrians above their own.
“Children and women in particular have borne the brunt of this fighting and it is time now to see the end of the fighting and other human rights abuses that have dominated the war,” he said.
More than 250,000 people had died and 11 million had fled their homes in almost five years of civil war in Syria.
The violence has also been the biggest driver behind Europe’s migration crisis.
Al Jazeera reported that on Friday, HNC member, Farah Atassi, said that the delegation was coming “not to negotiate” with the government yet, but to talk to UN officials after receiving reassurances from the organisation.
Atassi spoke at a Geneva hotel not far from the UN offices where UN Syria envoy, Staffan de Mistura and Syria’s UN ambassador Bashar Jaafari were meeting.
HNC spokesman, Monzer Makhous, said that the opposition had not changed a previous position that it would not travel to Switzerland if specific conditions for talking politics were not met.
“Yes, we will go to Geneva to be present but we will not attend the talks at all unless the regime fulfils our humanitarian demands, which specify stoppage to bombings and starvation of civilians in besieged areas as a condition”, Makhous said.
