Both sides in Syria must attend talks, Baird says
Both sides in war-ravaged Syria need to attend US-Russian sponsored peace talks for the political process to work, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said today.
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.