Syria “confirms its readiness to participate in consultations in Moscow with all who defends the country’s sovereignty, its unity and an independent decision,” the source said.
The diplomat underscored that “the meeting that is meant as preparatory for a conference on the dialogue reflects the Syrians’ aspirations to peacefully resolve the crisis and to stop the bloodshed and to restore security and stability in the whole country.”
Syria’s government “will continue its fight against terrorism in all corners of Syria and simultaneously will back local truces that have been successfully achieved in several regions.”
Earlier, the spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Alexander Lukashevich said a meeting of representatives of Syria’s government and opposition could be held in late January.
It “is planned as informal and so no official invitations are expected to be sent.” Also, participation of the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura could not be ruled out, he said.
[itar-tass.com]
27/12/14
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Intra-Syrian opposition groups have agreed to enter into talks with a governmental delegation in Moscow “without any preliminary conditions,” the Syria Alaan news agency cited the official representative of the National Coordination Body for Democratic Change Mounzer Khaddam as saying in Damascus...
ReplyDeleteNCC leaders do not come forward with a condition of Bashar al Assad’s stepping down for launching a dialogue.
“We realise very well that a non-violent regime change cannot be done in the wink of an eye,” Khaddam said. “The process needs time, taking into regard the difficulty of the current situation in Syria.”
Khaddam recalled that leader of the National Coordination Body Hassan Abdul Azim “has never believed in a possibility of the violent regime overthrow and since the very beginning has been calling for a political settlement.”
The NNC as the main body of the internal opposition still views the Geneva Communiquй of June 30, 2012 as “a platform for talks,” Khaddam said.......................http://itar-tass.com/en/world/769618
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