MOSCOW (AFP) – Syrian opposition figures met in Moscow on Monday as part of a new Russia-coordinated bid to wind down the war in Syria, but few held out any hope of a breakthrough.Several prominent opposition figures have refused to join the four-day talks and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has also cast doubt on the Moscow initiative bearing any fruit.Nevertheless, members of his government were expected to join the closed-door talks later in the week.Russias top diplomat Sergei Lavrov said the aim of the first two days of discussion was to provide a platform for the Syrian opposition so that …read more
Source: Dunya TV
