‘Friends of Syria’ Opposition Meets in London

Edited by Juan Leandro
2013-10-23 12:02:31

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London, October 23 (RHC)-- The so-called Friends of Syria group is meeting in London in an attempt to persuade the foreign-backed Syrian opposition to participate in a peace conference scheduled to be held in Geneva next month.

Representatives of Syria opposition coalition met in London on Tuesday with foreign ministers of the Friends of Syria group, which consists of the United States, France, Britain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Qatar, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said earlier this week that the conference is aimed at pushing for the long-delayed Geneva conference by deciding a united position among Syria opposition groups. The planned peace conference on Syria, known as Geneva II, was proposed by Russia and the U.S. in May.

Meanwhile, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad cast doubt on the success of the upcoming meeting as “factors are not yet in place” for the event. He asked: "Which forces are taking part? What relation do these forces have with the Syrian people? Do these forces represent the Syrian people, or do they represent the states that invented them?”



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