{{A new coalition of Syrian dissidents opposed to President Bashar al-Assad will have an ambassador in France, the French president said Saturday.}}<\/p>\n
The announcement is a boost for the coalition, which seeks to unite the opposition against the Syrian government under a single vision.<\/p>\n
The French decision to give the coalition an ambassador follows its pledge, and one by the United States, to support the coalition.<\/p>\n
The Arab League and the Gulf Cooperation Council have also endorsed the coalition.<\/p>\n
French President Francois Hollande met with the newly elected leader of the coalition, Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib, in Paris on Saturday.<\/p>\n
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\n“France reiterated how it was attached to finding a solution quickly and that solution must first pass through the affirmation of a political transition,” Hollande said. <\/p>\n
“This is why we took — I took — the decision to recognize the coalition as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people.”<\/p>\n
The two leaders talked about ways in which the coalition could gain both legitimacy and credibility, Hollande said.<\/p>\n
The ambassadorship is a stamp of approval for the coalition’s efforts to become the centralized conduit for aid, and for an integrated military command.<\/p>\n
The new coalition agreed that it wants al-Assad gone and that no one would talk with his government. Spokesman Mohammed Dugham said the only option now is a totally new government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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