The Syrian High Negotiations Committee (HNC) has said it will join peace talks that have opened in Geneva, the BBC News reported Friday.

The key Syrian opposition group earlier said its participation would be made to discuss only humanitarian files.

Earlier, it said the group would only join if Syrian government forces ended their air strikes and blockades.

UN envoy Staffan de Mistura has already met the Syrian government's delegation in the Swiss city.

More than 250,000 people have died and 11 million have fled their homes in almost five years of war in Syria.

Source: MENA