Russia ready to meet Syria opposition coalition

http://www.euronews.com/ Russia has proposed holding talks with Syria's main opposition coalition, and has made contact with the group through the Russian embassy in Cairo.

After meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Kamel Amr, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's comments again hint that Moscow may be resigned to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad losing power.

Lavrov urged Syria's government to negotiate with the opposition.

"As we have been doing for all these months, we actively encourage the Syrian leadership to make as concrete as possible its declared readiness for dialogue with the opposition," he said.

The message from Egypt's Foreign Minister was less optimistic for Syria's current leadership.

"We should look at the situation now in terms of a managed transitional period which would lead to the creation of a transitional government and to the managed development of Syria on a democratic basis in the future," Amr said.

International Syria envoy Lakhdar Brahimi will travel to Moscow on Saturday 29 December.

Meanwhile, the fighting continues in the 21-month conflict that has caused the deaths of more than 44,000 people.

The rebel Free Syrian Army has announced a new offensive in Maaret al Numan, part of Idlib province, in the north west of the country.

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[soepdurp1969]

Assad the destroyer of Syria.

[MeticulousMr]

The US/UK/NATO send thier men to kill jihadist terrorists in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan with one hand but supply, train and support the same terrorists with the other. It doesn't make sense. Because they cross some geographic line they become allies? Fuck is this shit?

[MeticulousMr]

Assad allowed Jews, Christians, Catholics, whites brown or black to live in harmony side by side. The "FSA" is a front for jihadists who continue to slaughter men, women and children indiscriminatly with weapons and support supplied by the US, UK, NATO and their allies. It's not hard to see through the media lies. Who uses car and suicide bombs as seen in Damascus and other parts of Syria? Jihad, taliban. That's why you'll see "FSA" carrying the black Jihadist flag as they try to destroy Syria.

[newpster]

Yah lets listen to Egypt. Totally f'd up transitional government giving advice.

[abarzilai0334]

Guess Big Bad Vlad is starting to realize that Assad is getting weaker and that it would be better to strike a deal with the SNC rather than worry over the fate of their naval base in Tartus.

[schmuddelfinger]

after they are loosing aleppo, FSA go straight to idlib :D