Istanbul Meet to Elect Syria Opposition PM Postponed
A Syrian opposition meeting scheduled for Saturday in Istanbul to elect a prime minister for a government of rebel-held zones has been postponed and no new date set, the opposition coalition said.
"The conference has been postponed and no new date has been set. I cannot reveal the reasons at this time and I do not exclude its cancellation," National Coalition member Samir Nashar told Agence France Presse on Thursday.
The decision was taken by opposition chief Moaz al-Khatib attending a Friends of Syria conference in Rome, he said.
Nashar pointed to "US-Russian efforts to start a dialogue between the Syrian regime and the Coalition that would result in a transitional government and thus be at odds with an interim (opposition) government."
"Some people may speculate that the delay was about who will head the government ... (but) there are no divisions within the Coalition. The hotel was booked and all of the delegates were expected to arrive," he stressed.
Source: Agence France Presse
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