Syrian Rebels React Coolly To Russian-US Proposal For Peace Conference -- The Guardian
Former opposition coalition leader warns Syrians: 'Be careful of squandering your revolution in conference halls'
Syrian opposition leaders have reacted sceptically to a joint call by the US and Russia for an international conference to discuss the creation of a transitional government in Damascus to end the country's escalating 25-month crisis.
Moaz al-Khatib, who resigned last month as head of the National Opposition Coalition (NOC), the main western- and Arab-backed grouping, warned: "Syrians: be careful of squandering your revolution in international conference halls."
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