“The solution to this crisis has to address its root causes. This regime must be toppled and replaced with a democratic system,” said Syrian writer Michel Kilo, who spent three years as a political prisoner.
The meeting at a Damascus hotel includes noted critics of President Bashar al-Assad who are respected in opposition circles, as well as some supporters of Assad.
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