French president receives new head of Syrian opposition

Hollande said, the only representative of Syrian people for us is the coalition

President of France Francois Hollande received Wednesday Ahmad Jarba, the new head of Syrian National Coalition (SNC), Anadolu agency reported. 

Speaking in a joint press conference following the meeting at Elysee Palace in Paris, Hollande said, "The only representative of Syrian people for us is the coalition" and stressed that their support for Syrian opposition would continue. 

"French government is on the side of Syrian people," he added, and said issues related to the 2nd Geneva conference were handled at the meeting. 

 Reminding that France was the first country which recognized the legitimacy of SNC, Hollande said France would support the decisions that the coalition would make.

Jarba, on the other hand, expressed his gratitude for the humanitarian aids and the political support of France as well as its political position in EU and UN.