A delegation from the opposition Syrian National Council is to visit Moscow Friday on the invitation of the Russian government, a key ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad dpa reported
The council, which includes mainly Syrian opposition figures living outside the country, "will visit Moscow after being officially invited by the Russian government," Russia's deputy minister of foreign affairs, Mikhail Bogdanov, told the website NOW Lebanon.
They group will discuss "the ways to resolve the crisis in Syria," with officials in Russia, which vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning al-Assad's government for its crackdown on protesters.