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Syrian Opposition Leader Rejects Iran Role in Syria Conference

In an interview with Al-Monitor, Salem al-Meslet, vice president of National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, calls for the "London 11" group to relieve the humanitarian crisis in Ghouta.
A Free Syrian Army fighter aims his weapon as he is seen through a hole in a wall in Aleppo's Karm al-Jabal district October 21, 2013. REUTERS/Molhem Barakat (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT) - RTX14IU3

LONDON —The meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 22, between the Western-backed Syrian opposition coalition and foreign ministers from 11 Friends of Syria states was positive, according to opposition and diplomatic sources.

In an interview with Al-Monitor, Salem al-Meslet, vice president of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, called Tuesday's event in London a “good meeting," although he did not confirm that the opposition would attend Geneva.

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