Aljazeera      30/01/2016

Inside story

Opposition groups held multiple meetings in Riyadh to decide who would attend the talks. And the international community repeatedly debated the fate of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, all in anticipation of negotiations that were scheduled to begin in January.

Those talks were delayed once but have now begun. But without main members of the opposition.

Presenter: Peter Dobbie

Guests:

Maram Daoud – Member of the Syrian Democratic Front

Randa Kassis – President & Founder, Movement of the Pluralistic Society

Fatih Erel – UN Correspondent, Andalou Agency