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Thursday, January 16, 2014

U.S. Secretary of State urges Syrian opposition to join in peace talks



U.S. Secretary of State urges Syrian opposition to join in peace talks

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Thursday urged the divided Syrian opposition to join peace talks next week , and swear they could voice any name for the temporary leadership .

" On the eve of the general assembly meeting of Syrian opposition coalition tomorrow to decide whether to participate in a peace conference in Geneva , the United States urged a vote ... a positive , " Kerry said in a surprise statement to reporters , AFP reported .

" The Syrian people should be able to determine the future of their own country , their voices must be heard , " he said , ahead of a peace conference in Switzerland that 's opened on January 22 .

" Geneva peace conference is not the end , but the beginning . Launch a process which is the best opportunity for the opposition to achieve the objectives of the people and the Syrian revolution . "

The purpose of the UN -led talks is to find a way to induct a transitional government to help end the war , in which 130,000 people have been killed since March 2011 .

Kerry said the Syrian opposition has the power to veto the agency name for the transition , as well as the regime of President Bashar al - Assad .

"Any names submitted to the Syrian leadership transition ... the names were to be agreed upon by both the opposition and the regime . It should be a mutual agreement .

" This means that any figure that is considered unacceptable by both parties , whether President Bashar or members of the opposition , can not be part of the future , " added Kerry .

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