Friends of Syria: Geneva Talks Only Option for Peace

France's top diplomat says ministers from 11 Western and Gulf Arab countries meeting in Paris Sunday agreed that the only way to achieve a political solution in Syria is for peace talks scheduled for next week in Switzerland to take place. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius was speaking on behalf of the Friends of Syria, an alliance of nations that support the Syrian opposition. He said the object of the upcoming conference was to set up a transitional government for Syria...

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