DHAKA: Arab and Western foreign ministers are to meet Syrian opposition officials in London in an effort to persuade them to attend planned peace talks.

A key group in Syria`s main opposition alliance is threatening to boycott the talks, expected next month in Geneva.

The Syrian National Council has been unwilling to talk to representatives of Bashar al-Assad`s government.

Ministers will say opposition unity is vital if peace talks are to have any chance of success.

Source: BBC
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