BRUSSELS (AP) — Members of disparate Syrian groups opposed to the regime of President Bashar Assad are meeting in Brussels to hash out their differences and plan for a democratic transition.
The opposition groups are divided over whether outside military intervention would help or hurt and whether to engage in dialogue with Assad’s regime.
Activists say more than 14,000 people, most of them civilians, have been killed in Syria during the 15-month uprising against Assad’s government.
The European Union helped finance Sunday’s conference. But Pierre Vimont, a top EU diplomat, said it was up to the Syrian people, not the EU, to plan for the country’s future.
About 50 people participated. The conference will continue Monday.
