毫无疑问，我们今天所处的局势归因于叙利亚政权，该政权从未试图表示过些微的承诺迹象。我们很遗憾，俄罗斯和伊朗不能或者说不会说服该政权相信，这符合其利益，也符合叙利亚人民的利益。最近几天，阿斯塔纳担保国提出了一份协调不力、不平衡的名单，他们知道这份名单上的人是不可接受的，会危及未来委员会的信誉。这些国家从始至终一直以为，是由它们来决定委员会的组成，而联合国不经进一步讨论就会接受它们的决定。日内瓦会议上提出的名单显然不可接受，也被明确认为是不可接受的。
The situation in which we find ourselves today is, without a doubt, due to the Syrian regime, which has never sought to show the slightest sign of commitment. We regret that Russia and Iran could not — or would not — convince the regime that it was in its interest, as well as that of the Syrian people. The Astana guarantors have, in recent days, proposed a poorly coordinated and unbalanced list of people whom they know to be unacceptable and jeopardize the credibility of the future committee. Throughout this process, these countries have been under the impression that it was up to them to determine the composition of the committee and that the United Nations would accept it without further discussion. What was presented in Geneva is clearly unacceptable and clearly considered as such.