The Syrian National Council, the self-declared "government in exile" opposing the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, has announced it will not be attending a second round of Geneva peace talks planned to begin on January 22.
In its rejection, the Istanbul-based council said the Assad regime had not declared a strong commitment to the aims of the original Geneva talks, held in last June, such as bringing in a transitional government and ending the war.
"They've done exactly the opposite, adding additional designations to Geneva II, calling it "fighting terrorism", while continuing the actions of besieging, starving people, and throwing barrel bombs indiscriminately, without any action from the Arabic and international community to stop the Syrian regime's aggressive activities and crimes."
SNC pulls out of Geneva II talks on Syria - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
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