MID                     16/03/2016

On May 16, ahead of the International Syria Support Group’s (ISSG) fifth ministerial meeting in Vienna, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with  Syrian patriotic opposition leaders, including leader of the Movement for a Pluralistic Society Randa Kassis, representative of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) Khaled Issa, representative of the Popular Front for Change and Liberation Qadri Jamil, who is also one of the leaders of Moscow-Cairo opposition platform, and Elian Masaad, coordinator of the Internal Damascus Platform at the intra-Syrian  talks in Geneva. Continue reading →

The Associated Press          16/03/2016

A leader of an expatriate Syrian group is praising Russia’s will to support peace talks and expressing hopes they will be successful before the U.S. presidential election this fall. Continue reading →

CCTV+               19/11/2015

Syria’s parliamentary elections should be held at the beginning of 2016, said Randa Kassis, leader of the Syrian opposition Movement for a Pluralistic Society on Thursday in Moscow, Russia.  Continue reading →

Reuters                        23/03/2016

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to press President Vladimir Putin over a political transition for Syria on Thursday, after Europe’s foreign policy chief turned up unexpectedly in Geneva to try to reinvigorate peace talks. Continue reading →

Sputnik                       23/03/2016

The Moscow-Cairo-formed Syrian delegation has condemned Tuesday’s Brussels terrorist attacks, stressing the need to end delays to the intra-Syrian peace talks, a senior member of the delegation said on Wednesday. Continue reading →

Ukraine Today           17/03/2016

Moscow-backed Syrian opposition say we are in a ‘golden moment’ for civil war resolution

The Syrian government is refusing to conduct talks with the Saudi-backed High Negotiating Committee, the HNC. Syrian delegation chief Bashar al-Jafaari says other opposition groups must also be present. Continue reading →