"THE MOVE TO EMPOWER SYRIAN MODERATE OPPOSITION. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THE PATH TOWARD A NEW SYRIA" U.S. GRANTS "MODERATE" SYRIAN OPPOSITION FOREIGN MISSION STATUS

In a boost to the Syrian opposition, Washington has recognised its offices in the United States as diplomatic missions, US officials said Monday, as the movement’s chief prepares for high-level talks here.

Ahead of the first official visit by the head of the Syrian National Coalition, Ahmad Jarba, the move aims “to empower the Syrian moderate opposition,” a senior US administration figure told reporters.

Washington, which is already the largest single donor of humanitarian aid to Syrian people caught in the three-year conflict, is boosting its non-lethal support and speeding up military deliveries to what it sees as moderate rebels, those fighting both regime forces and the militant groups flooding onto the battlefield.

“This is an important step in the path toward a new Syria, its recognition on the international stage, and its relations with Syrian nationals in the US,” Jarba said, as his delegation began arriving in Washington.



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