Syrian opposition leader expresses readiness for serious talks with Assad regime
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[QUOTE]A spokesman for Moaz al-Khatib, the Damascus cleric who leads the Syrian National Coalition, told The Daily Telegraph he was speaking "in a personal capacity" in making the offer.
But he said the Coalition would discuss the proposal "in the next few days", possibly even Thursday. If it agrees and President Bashar al-Assad makes good on his own offer of negotiation, the proposal could bring the first major breakthrough between the two sides for more than a year.
Mr Khatib posted the offer on Facebook, saying: "I announce I am ready for direct discussions with representatives of the Syrian regime in Cairo, Tunis or Istanbul. I became aware thanks to the media that the regime in Syria has called on the opposition to enter into dialogue."
He said the offer depended on the release of political prisoners, and of exiles being allowed to return.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9838098/Syrian-opposition-leader-ready-to-hold-talks-with-Bashar-al-Assad.html[/url]
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