敘利亞反對派承諾出席羅馬峯會大綱

Syrian opposition leaders say they will attend an international conference in Rome this week, after considering a boycott because of what they deemed a lack of action by other nations to end the violence in Syria.

In a statement on his Facebook page late Monday, Syrian National Coalition head Ahmed al-Khatib said his fellow opposition leaders had decided to stop their suspension of any visit to the Friends of Syria conference set for Thursday.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden welcomed the decision, saying the meeting is an important opportunity for the opposition to share its view of the crisis. He told Khatib during a telephone call Monday that the conference will also be a way to discuss how to aid the opposition and the Syrian people.

The White House says new U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will also meet with opposition members.

Kerry said Monday after talks in London with British Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Secretary William Hague that the continued violence in Syria is evidence that President Bashar al-Assad needs to leave office. He also condemned what he called the "indiscriminate killing" in "the strongest terms."

British Foreign Secretary Hague called for increased support for Syria's opposition, saying that "our policy cannot be static" in the face of the violence. Hague said that in the coming weeks Britain would be pushing for a new package of assistance to support the Syrian National Coalition.

In Moscow, Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said that the Syrian government is open to dialogue with those who want to take part.敘利亞反對派領導人表示，將出席本星期在意大利首都羅馬舉行的國際會議。敘利亞反對派曾因認爲其他國家在制止敘利亞暴力方面行動不力，一度考慮抵制此次會議。

敘利亞全國聯盟主席哈提卜星期一晚間在他的臉書網頁上發表聲明說，和他站在同一路線的反對派領導人已經決定不抵制定於星期四召開的“敘利亞之友”國際會議。

美國副總統拜登對這一決定表示歡迎，並說這次會議是敘利亞反對派表達對目前危機看法的一個重要機會。拜登星期一在電話中對哈提卜說，這次會議還將討論如何援助敘利亞反對派和敘利亞人民。

白宮說，美國國務卿克里將會晤敘利亞反對派成員。

星期一，克里在倫敦會晤英國首相卡梅倫和英國外交大臣黑格後說，敘利亞持續的暴力表明阿薩德總統必須下臺。克里同時以最強烈的措辭譴責濫殺無辜行爲。

英國外交大臣黑格呼籲國際給予敘利亞反對派更多支持。他說，在暴力面前，“我們的政策不能一成不變”。黑格表示，今後幾星期內，英國將努力促成支持敘利亞全國聯盟的新援助方案。

星期一，敘利亞外長瓦利德•穆阿利姆在俄羅斯首都莫斯科表示，敘利亞政府願意同有意願參加的各方進行對話。