Few Expect Results From Syrian Opposition’s Offer To Negotiate Indirectly With Assad -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News
BEIRUT -- Despite offers by the leader of an umbrella group for Syria’s opposition to negotiate with the Syrian government, such talks are unlikely in the short term for a number of reasons, including two of the opposition’s key demands.
Sheik Mouaz al Khatib, the leader of the Syrian Opposition Coalition, which the United States and more than 70 other countries recognizes as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people, said over the weekend that he would be willing to negotiate with Syrian President Bashar Assad through an intermediary. The offer was hailed by the United States and represented a change in the opposition’s positions on talks, which previously had required that Assad step down before negotiations could begin.
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Update: It looks like this offer has already been shot down by the Syrian government.
Update: The Syrian opposition movement is now gathering together to plot their next move.