(Zaman Al Wasl)- Saudi Arabia has invited 144 opposiiton blocs and figures to attend what it called an "expanded" conference next Wednesday, source told Zaman al-Wasl.
The National Coalition and the key opposition platforms of Cairo and Moscow have been invited amid aims to unify its position ahead of United Nations-backed peace talks, the state news agency SPA reported on Monday.
Talks set for November 22-24 aim "to bring its parties and platforms closer together and unite its negotiating delegation to resume direct negotiations in Geneva under the auspices of the U.N.," SPA said.
Saudi Arabia backs a grouping of opposition figures called the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) led by Riyad Hijab, a former Syrian prime minister under Assad. The HNC has represented the Syrian opposition at previous Geneva talks.
The kingdom, a leading backer of Syrian rebels, supports an international agreement on the future of Syria but maintains that President Bashar Assad should have no role in any transition to bring the war there to an end.
Several rounds of U.N. talks in Geneva between the Damascus government and the opposition have made little progress. (With Reuters)
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