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Confident that Syria opposition groups will attend peace talks: Kerry

US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday he was confident that Syrian opposition groups would attend peace talks in Switzerland later this month.

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FP Archives|Jan 13, 2014, 08:50:44 IST

Paris: US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday he was confident that Syrian opposition groups would attend peace talks in Switzerland later this month.[caption id="attachment_1336301" align="alignleft" width="380"]Syria rebels. Agencies. Syria rebels. Agencies.[/caption]"Personally, I'm confident that the Syrian opposition will come to Geneva," Kerry told a news conference in Paris with his Qatari counterpart.He said attendance was a "test of the credibility of everybody"."That's why I am confident they will be there," he said.The Western-backed Syrian National Coalition, which groups various Syrian opposition groups working from abroad, is due to decide on January 17 whether it will attend the talks, scheduled for January 22.Reuters

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First Published:Jan 13, 2014, 08:50:44 IST
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