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Syrian opposition wants end of bombing before talks

Published: 11 Jan 2016 - 06:13 pm | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 03:57 pm
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PARIS: Syria’s opposition co-ordinator Riad Hijab accused Russia of killing dozens of children after a bombing raid on Monday and said such action meant the opposition could not negotiate with the Syrian government.

 

“We want to negotiate, but to do that the conditions have to be there,” Hijab said after meeting French President Francois Hollande. “We cannot negotiate with the regime when there are foreign forces bombing the Syrian people.”

 

He said Russian warplanes had carried out a “massacre” at Injara in north-west Aleppo where three schools had been hit killing 35 children and injuring dozens.

Hollande said there was no future for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and called for immediate humanitarian aid for the besieged parts of Syria, notably Madaya.

The government and opposition are due to meet in Geneva for talks on Jan. 25.

(Reporting by John Irish and Elizabeth Pineau; Editing by Andrew Callus)

Reuters