Syria ready to talk with armed opposition:
Syria is ready for talks with the armed opposition groups to restore peace in the country, Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said on Monday, in the clearest offer yet of negotiations with foreign-backed rebels fighting against the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
Syria still has a chance for peace, the head of the UN mission in the country Gen. Robert Mood told the pro-rebel Al Jazeera channel on May 18.