(ANSAmed) - CAIRO, MAY 14 - There is a strong chance that the
Arab League meeting in Cairo involving Syrian opposition groups
could be cancelled over internal wrangling, a source close to
the Syrian opposition in Cairo, who has asked to remain
anonymous, has told ANSA. However, the general secretary of the
Arab League, Nabil El-Arabi, has said that the conference will
be held on May 16 and 17 and will be attended by representatives
from countries on the UN Security Council as well as Tunisia and
Turkey, which have hosted meetings of the "Friends of Syria".
It emerged today that the Syrian National Council (SNC) will not take part in the conference. The decision was announced by the Mena agency, which quoted an SNC official, Mohamed Sermini. The organisation has protested at the ambiguity of the issues to be discussed and the fact that the invitation to the event has been sent to members individually rather than to the SNC itself. The next few hours will be crucial, Sermini added, as the new chair of the organisation is to be elected this evening at a meeting in Rome. (ANSAmed).
It emerged today that the Syrian National Council (SNC) will not take part in the conference. The decision was announced by the Mena agency, which quoted an SNC official, Mohamed Sermini. The organisation has protested at the ambiguity of the issues to be discussed and the fact that the invitation to the event has been sent to members individually rather than to the SNC itself. The next few hours will be crucial, Sermini added, as the new chair of the organisation is to be elected this evening at a meeting in Rome. (ANSAmed).
