The High Negotiations Committee (HNC) said at a meeting in London that the proposed process would start with six months of negotiations with President Bashar al-Assad, accompanied by a full ceasefire. President Bashar al-Assad would be required to leave office at the end of those six months. Syria's deputy foreign minister later insisted Mr Assad would not step aside. Faisal Mekdad told the BBC that demands that the country's elected leader be removed were "crazy" and "unbelievable". Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said the plan would test Mr Assad's allies.

Source: bd News24 September 07, 2016 17:37 UTC