INQUIRER.net: Assad offers talks with opposition, refuses to quit

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Assad offers talks with opposition, refuses to quit Mar 3rd 2013, 07:14 LONDON - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in a rare interview he is ready to negotiate with the opposition but will not step down, as the UN chief and his Syria envoy offered to broker peace talks between his regime and rebel leaders. Assad offered to hold talks with rebels to try to end the crisis on condition they lay down their arms, but made a distinction between the "political entities" he would talk with and "armed terrorists". "We are ready to negotiate with anyone, including militants who surrender their arms," Assad told The Sunday Times in a videotaped interview conducted last week in his Damascus residence, the Al-Muhajireen palace. "We can engage in dialogue... Keep on reading: Assad offers talks with opposition, refuses to quit Media files: President-Bashar-Assad.jpg (image/jpeg)

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