{"id":86656,"date":"2017-11-25T11:05:45","date_gmt":"2017-11-25T11:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=45c4d8ac7a6a73a51c34efafb53db8a9"},"modified":"2017-11-25T11:05:45","modified_gmt":"2017-11-25T11:05:45","slug":"press-release-foreign-secretary-welcomes-syrian-opposition-agreement-in-riyadh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=86656","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Foreign Secretary welcomes Syrian opposition agreement in Riyadh"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Speaking following the successful conclusion of the talks in Riyadh, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said:<\/p>\n

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I welcome the news that the Syrian opposition in Riyadh have reached agreement on a new line-up and negotiating team ahead of negotiations in Geneva next week, moving forwards with their commitment to peace in Syria.<\/p>\n

I congratulate Nasr al-Hariri on his election as Chief of the Negotiating Committee, and Saudi Arabia on hosting a highly successful event in Riyadh to bring the Syrian opposition together. The Syrian opposition have worked hard and shown considerable flexibility in its efforts to unify and broaden their platform. I welcome the opposition\u2019s broad commitment to engage in political negotiations without preconditions. The regime and its backers now need to show the same commitment – they no longer have any excuse for their failure to engage.<\/p>\n

There is now an opportunity for upcoming talks in Geneva to generate serious momentum and create the inclusive political transition necessary to end this conflict.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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