Syria talks in Moscow yield no results

[WorldNews]

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Talks in Moscow between the Syrian government and members of the domestic opposition tolerated by President Bashar al-Assad broke up on Friday with no progress made towards ending the war. There was little hope for the talks in Moscow -- which kicked off Monday -- given the absence of the main Western-backed exiled Syrian opposition, the National Coalition, from the talks. The meeting in Moscow -- which followed a similar round of fruitless talks here in January -- was seen by analysts as a way for Russia, a key backer of Assad, to bolster its influence in the region.

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