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Syrian opposition seeks goodwill gestures from Assad ahead of Geneva meeting

25 May 2013 03:24 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Syria's main opposition group said Friday that they wait for goodwill gestures from the Syrian administration as they held talks in Turkey's Istanbul to discuss about the upcoming Geneva international conference, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

"We want to stop bloodshed, so it is very important to have goodwill gestures from both sides," said Syrian National Coalition (SNC) spokesperson, Khaled Saleh, at a press conference following the council's second day of meeting.

"We want to make sure that if we enter into these negotiation, the bloodshed in Syria will stop," he said.

Saleh also said they need more clarification and details and most importantly, a formal invitation from the UN before they take a final decision on whether to attend the Second Geneva talks.

Meanwhile, he accused the Syrian government forces of using chemical weapons in the Syrian town of Adra ahead of the Geneva talks, saying "I must remind that the regime yesterday used chemical weapons in Adra, we have five dead and 50 wounded."

The SNC is expected to finalize its decision about the Second Geneva talks on Saturday.

The Syrian main opposition group has held talks since Thursday in Istanbul to discuss its stance in the upcoming Geneva conference.