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| Syria Opposition Rules Out Participation in Peace Talks |
| 2013-06-09 |
| [An Nahar] Syria's main opposition coalition reiterated on Saturday its refusal to participate in proposed international peace talks, saying recent developments in the civil war had "closed the doors" to any political initiative. "What is happening in Syria today completely shuts the doors on any discussions about international conferences and political initiatives," George Sabra, head of the opposition National Coalition,said at a presser in Istanbul. His comments referred to an initiative headed by Washington and Moscow to bring the Syrian regime and opposition groups to peace talks in Geneva. "The war declared by the regime and its allies in the region has reached a level we cannot ignore," Sabra said. He has already said on May 30 that the opposition would not attend a peace conference while "Iran" and Hizbullah were supporting Syrian regime forces on the ground. "The lives of Syrians are much more important than any political solution of international conference," he said at the time. |
| Posted by:Fred |