Syria rebels slam opposition coalitionMay 29, 2013 - 10:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Rebels on the ground in Syria have launched a blistering attack on the Syrian opposition coalition outside the country, BBC News said. A statement issued by the Revolutionary Movement in Syria said the coalition had failed to represent the Syrian revolution. The criticism comes amid Russian and US efforts to arrange a conference on Syria in June. An emergency UN debate on Syria is also due in Geneva on Wednesday, May 29. The statement by grassroots opposition groups inside Syria says the National Coalition has allowed itself to be taken over by regional and international players. Issued in the name of the Revolutionary Movement, it says the Coalition is incapable of fulfilling its duties due to chronic internal discord. A meeting of National Coalition members in Istanbul has been marked by sharp divisions and a failure to agree on who should represent them at June's conference. The statement called for at least half the Coalition's leadership bodies to be made up of "revolutionary forces". It is the clearest sign yet of the total disarray of the opposition leadership, as it faces the challenge posed by the Russian and American call to negotiate with the Syrian regime, BBC News said. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |