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Syrian children stockpile bread during the siege of Aleppo (AFP)
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The fourth meeting of the Friends of Syria group opened on 11 December 2012 in Marrakesh, Morocco. REUTERS / Stringer
Syrian Opposition Launches Roadmap to Democratic State
London – In an attempt to end the crisis in Syria, the country’s opposition parties have agreed on a transitional roadmap that would set the basis for an interim government to be formed within a six-month period. Officials from the United States, the European Union...Caption:
A handout photograph made available by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office showing a group photograph before the start of ‘London 11’ Friends of Syria Meeting in London, England, 15 May 2014. (EPA/BRITISH FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE HANDOUT)
Friends of Syria promise increased support for moderate opposition
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Friends of Syria Core Group, which met in London on Thursday, will “take further steps . . . to increase support for the moderate opposition National Coalition” and the moderate military opposition, according to a final statement released...Caption:
From left, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Qatari Foreign Minister Khaled bin Mohammed al-Attiyah, Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates Abdallah bin Zayid Al Nuhayyan, Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, Syrian National Coalition Chief Ahmad al-Jarba, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy, US Secretary of State John Kerry, Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh and British Foreign Minister William Hague pose for a group photo prior to a joint press conference at the foreign ministry in Paris, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Friends of Syria group urges Syrian National Council to attend Geneva II
Paris, Asharq Al-Awsat—In a joint statement following a meeting in Paris on Sunday, the 11 member states of the Friends of Syria group called on the Syrian opposition groups to attend upcoming peace talks scheduled to begin in Geneva on January 22. In a bid to...Caption:
President of the Syrian National Coalition, Ahmed Al-Jarba, during a press conference after a meeting of the ‘London 11’, the core group of the Friends of Syria, in London, Britain, 22 October 2013. (EPA/TAL COHEN)