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Syrian Government Insists: No Conditions on Dialogue

A Syrian official says Damascus is in principle open to dialogue, but not with preconditions, reports Jean Aziz.

Jean Aziz (Lebanon Pulse)
Jean Aziz (Lebanon Pulse)
Feb 21, 2013
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks at the Opera House in Damascus January 6, 2013, in this handout photograph released by Syria's national news agency SANA. A defiant al-Assad presented what he described as a new initiative on Sunday to end the war in Syria but his opponents dismissed it as a ploy to cling to power. REUTERS/Sana (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT I
Official photo of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaking at the Opera House in Damascus, Jan. 6, 2013, when he presented a new peace initiative, which his opponents dismissed as a ploy. — REUTERS/Sana

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