Syria Opposition Won't Hold Direct Talks With Regime

In a setback to the Syria peace talks in Switzerland, the main opposition group said it refused to meet face-to-face with the government delegation on Friday unless it agreed to discuss a transitional government that would replace President Bashar al-Assad.
The opposition’s decision was prompted by an inflammatory speech by a senior Syrian official, in the opening hours of the conference on Wednesday, insisting Mr. Assad would remain…

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