Arab, Western powers say no future role for Assad
October 22, 2013  22:15
A group of Arab and the Western countries today agreed with Syria's moderate opposition that President Bashar al-Assad should have no role in any future Syrian government. 

The group of 11 countries - Britain, Egypt, France, Germany, Jordan, Italy, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the UAE and the US, dubbed as Friends of Syria - during talks with the opposition discussed ways to ensure that the Geneva II conference next month must be about a political transition in Syria away from the Assad regime.
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