Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov revealed Friday that the make-up of a committee meant to draft a new constitution for Syria is nearly complete, with almost all members agreed on. The announcement on Friday comes after Syrias warring sides and mediators last month failed to agree on the formation of the committee, which is seen as key to ending Syrias seven-year civil war. Lavrov told Russian news agencies that the list of the committee members "is almost ready" and that he expects the committee to convene early next year. Agreement has already been reached on a 50-member government delegation and a delegation equal in size from the opposition that would be part of the committee. At issue is a 50-member delegation of Syrian experts, civil society members, independents and tribal leaders. Russian UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told the Security Council on Thursday that Moscow sees no alternative to the plan to create the Syrian constitutional committee. "We would like to stress: there is still no viable alternative to the constitutional committee," he said. “We call upon everyone to engage in a collective effort to establish an all-encompassing political process under the UN aegis, which is critically important for Syria." "We still assume that all parameters of the committee’s work should be approved by Syrians themselves. Only in this case it will be efficient and viable," the Russian diplomat added.