Syria's Opposition 'Will Attend Swiss Talks'

Syria's main opposition group has voted in favour of attending peace talks next week aimed at ending the country's civil war.

The Syrian National Coalition (SNC) confirmed it will participate in the talks after 58 of its 73 delegates voted in favour of attending.

Western and Arab sponsors of the opposition group have pressured the SNC to attend the talks, which are due to begin on Wednesday in the Swiss city of Montreux.

The Syrian government had already committed to attending the talks, which are backed by the United Nations.

The conference will be the first face-to-face meeting between representatives of President Bashar al Assad's government and the opposition since war broke out in March 2011.

More than 100,000 people have been killed since the conflict began and millions have been displaced.

The US and Russia have been trying to hold the peace conference since last year, and it has been repeatedly delayed.

Both sides finally agreed to sit together at the negotiation table after dropping some of their conditions.

The aim of the conference, which has been dubbed Geneva 2, is to agree on a roadmap for Syria's future based on one adopted by the US, Russia and other major powers in June 2012.

The plan includes the creation of a transitional government and eventual elections.

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