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.
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.
Meslet said the western powers need to “do something” about the siege on the Damascus suburb of Ghouta “before we go to Geneva.”
Establishing humanitarian corridors, particularly to Ghouta, was one of the key topics discussed during the London talks, according to Meslet, who said he received assurances from US Secretary of State John Kerry that “he will work on it.”
