28.03.2012                      05.Nissan. 5772

Syrien Opposition:

Walkouts spoil Syrian opposition's bid for unity

Veteran dissident, Kurds quit Syria opposition meeting; some groups are wary of Syrian National Council.

A meeting of Syrian opposition groups on Tuesday that aimed to show they can unite to form an alternative to President Bashar Assad, was marred when a veteran dissident and Kurdish delegates walked out, saying their views were not being heard.
Leading opposition figures were invited by Turkey and Qatar, which holds the rotating chair of the Arab League, to the talks in Istanbul to seek a common front in their year-old uprising against Assad….