Syria Considers Taking Up Dialogue With Opposition
Syrian official sources are considering taking up the offer for talks with opposition leader Moaz al-Khatib, head of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, Antoun Issa reports from Damascus.
![German Foreign Minister Westerwelle and Sheikh Moaz Al-Khatib, President of the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces arrive for bilateral talks at the 49th Conference on Security Policy, in Munich German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and Sheikh Moaz Al-Khatib, President of the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces (L) arrive for bilateral talks at the 49th Conference on Security Policy, in Munich February 1, 2013. World leaders including U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo are due to participate in the security conference on Sunday. REUTERS/Michael Dalder (GERMANY - Tags: M](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2013/02/RTR3D8KE.jpg/RTR3D8KE.jpg?h=76c8b506&itok=6HfhCjTz)
The Syrian government may be receptive to opposition leader Moaz al-Khatib’s offer for dialogue earlier in the week, with one official calling it a “positive change.”
Khatib — head of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces — surprised colleagues with a public announcement on his Facebook page on Wednesday, Jan. 30, offering dialogue with the Syrian regime.