Syria tolerated opposition undecided on Moscow talks

[World News]

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A key opposition group tolerated by Syria's regime is still studying whether to accept a Russian invitation to talks this month with government officials, dissident figure Haytham Mannaa said Wednesday. The exiled National Coalition and leading opposition figure, Moaz al-Khatib, have already announced they will skip the talks that are aimed at finding a political solution to end Syria's nearly four-year war. Moscow's effort to host the talks comes after two failed bids last year to bring regime and opposition representatives to the negotiating table in Geneva. Russia is the most powerful backer of President Bashar al-Assad's regime.

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