Syrian Opposition To Attend Peace Talks, But Don’t Expect A Truce -- Josh Rogin, Daily Beast
The country's opposition will attend peace talks next week despite having doubts, but the conference will at least mark Assad's first acknowledgement of the leadership.
The first Syria peace talks in over a year will convene next week in Geneva with some opposition participation. The Syrian Opposition Coalition, a group of civilian leaders living largely outside of Syria, has voted to attend the talks being organized by the United States and Russia.
“This is a courageous vote in the interests of all the Syrian people who have suffered so horribly under the brutality of the Assad regime and a civil war without end,” Secretary of State John Kerry said in a Saturday statement. “By voting to go to Geneva II with a mission to negotiate an end to the war, the opposition has chosen a path that will ultimately lead to a better future for all Syrians.”
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