Secretary-General Ban
Ki-Moon has met the President of the National Coalition for
the Syrian opposition
forces, the UN has said.
The UN said in a
written statement issued on Saturday that Ban underlined to Ahmad al-Jarba the suffering of the Syrian people on all sides,
as a result of the conflict, and also the hardship of the neighboring countries
hosting Syrian refugees.
The Secretary-General
welcomed al-Jarba's commitment to send a delegation to the Geneva Conference,
and urged the National Coalition to reach out to other opposition groups and
agree on a representative and united delegation.
The UN statement said
that Ban stressed the paramount importance of embarking on serious dialogue as
soon as possible, as well as the need to ensure accountability for war crimes.
Agencies
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