Syria Opposition Rejects Idea for Assad to Keep Limited Role
- Proposal calls for transition period with three deputies
- Plan was floated at UN-sponsored peace talks in Geneva
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The main Syrian opposition group rejected an idea floated during United Nations-chaired peace talks that called for President Bashar al-Assad to remain in office for an interim period with limited powers and three deputies chosen from among his opponents.
The idea was put forward during a meeting on Friday in Geneva between the opposition High Negotiations Committee and a UN team led by its special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, according to the Saudi-backed group.