Assad promises to back any 'honest' peace bid
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad promised international envoy Kofi Annan Saturday that he would back any ``honest'' peace bid but warned dialogue would fail if ``terrorist groups'' remained.
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.