Syrian opposition groups meeting in Cairo agreed on Tuesday that the government of President Bashar al-Assad be overthrown, reaching a consensus on the formation of a national unity government and supporting the Free Syrian Army, Egypt’s state run news agency MENA reported.
The head of the Syrian National Council (SNC) Abdulbaset Seyda said “Solving the Syrian problem starts with the departure of Assad’s regime and we in the opposition agreeing among ourselves on an adequate leadership with qualified people, whether from outside the official regime, or those who may have taken part in the official government.”
Meanwhile, Secretary General of the Movement of Free Syrian People, Khalid Nasir, said that the Syrian opposition groups agreed on supporting the Free Syrian Army, the most prominent armed opposition group.
In a final declaration, the participants of the conference described the mechanisms for a post-Assad transitional process, Seyda noted.
“Talking about any national unity government while Bashar al-Assad is still there is meaningless,” he said, adding that the SNC will not sign anything that does not clearly include support for the Free Syrian Army.
A document that will be issued by the opposition conference will provide “a roadmap to determine the rules and the mechanisms through which we will get through the difficult transition period,” MENA cited him as saying.
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