Russia circulated the eight-point plan that calls for elections after an 18-month constitutional reform process, following the last round of international talks in Vienna on October 30.
"We are aware of the Russian proposals," British Ambassador Matthew Rycroft told reporters.
"The eight-point plan itself is not central to the discussions in Vienna but Russia is," said Rycroft.
Around 20 countries and international bodies will meet in Vienna on Saturday to try to agree on a peace plan that would include a ceasefire between Bashar al-Assad's regime and some opposition groups.
Other Western diplomats dismissed the peace plan presented nearly two weeks ago as a non-starter because it does not clarify the fate of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.
The United States and its European and Arab allies are demanding that Assad be forced to give up power at some point in the transition, but Iran and Russia have not taken that stance...
AFP
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11/11/15
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