Syria's Assad calls for national dialogue to end 'real war'
By Agencies in Damascus, Amman, Brussels and London | China Daily | Updated: 2013-01-07 07:43
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Syrian people applause as they watch President Bashar al-Assad making a public address on TV in Damascus on Sunday. Louai Beshara / Agence France-Presse |
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denounced the opposition as "slaves" of the West in a rare speech on Sunday and called for a national dialogue conference to be followed by a referendum on a national charter and parliamentary elections.
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