Syrian rebel leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa and United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen discussed reconsidering a 2015 U.N. Security Council resolution outlining a road map for the country’s political transition, a body representing Syria’s de facto rulers said.

On its Telegram account, the so-called Syrian general command said on Sunday the discussion was held in light of “the changes that took place on the political scene, which have created the necessity for updating the resolution so it becomes compatible with the new reality.”

The statement didn’t mention suggested changes to Resolution 2254, which demands protection for civilians, non-sectarian governance, drafting a new constitution and holding fair elections.

Al-Sharaa, previously known by his nom de guerre Mohammed al-Jolani, is the leader of Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, the Islamist group that now controls Syria after leading an offensive that toppled President Bashar al-Assad’s regime a week ago.

U.S. officials had earlier spoken directly with HTS, as well as other groups, on a set of principles the U.S. and Arab partners want to guide Syria’s political transition, according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Those include protecting and allowing aid to reach all of Syria’s minorities, preventing Syrian territory from being used to menace neighboring countries, and securing or destroying Assad’s chemical weapons stockpiles.

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