ALJAZEERA: Syria’s opposition and government are preparing to take part in an internationally-sponsored peace conference, according to Lakhdar Brahimi, the United Nations-Arab League mediator.
The conference was proposed by the US and Russia, which has backed the regime of Bashar al-Assad, earler this month.
“The Syrian people are building great hopes on the conference, as the opposition prepares itself to take part and likewise the Syrian regime prepares to take part in this conference,” he told reporters at the Arab League in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on Tuesday.
“The United Nations is working to organise the conference in the best way possible.” … (more)
