Thursday, October 29, 2015

Syrian Opposition, Rebels Not Invited to Vienna Talks

 
Reuters, 29/10 12:39 CET

By Tom Perry and John Davison

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s main political opposition body and representatives of the armed opposition have not been invited to international talks on the country’s war, an opposition politician and a rebel leader said.

The Syrian government in Damascus has meanwhile yet to issue any official comment on the meeting in Vienna on Friday that will bring together about a dozen countries including Saudi Arabia and Iran, which back opposing sides in the conflict.

The Syrian opposition has objected to Iran’s participation in the talks – the first time it has attended such a meeting on Syria – because of its military support for President Bashar al-Assad.

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Source: Euronews

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