Syria's Political Opposition Not Invited to Astana Talks Yet - Opposition Leader

Syria's political opposition has not been invited yet to attend the upcoming intra-Syrian talks in Astana, only representatives of the authorities and armed groups will take part in them, a Syrian opposition leader said Tuesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Qadri Jamil, a leader of Syria's Popular Front for Change and Liberation, said it was important to "form a united delegation from the opposition," needed to launch direct dialogue with the Syrian government.

"Invitations were only sent to representatives of armed groups on the one hand, and the regime on the other, under the auspices of Turkey and Russia," Qadri Jamil told Sputnik in a comment on the preparation for the meeting.