Syria's key opposition National Coalition said on Sunday it would boycott talks proposed by UN peace envoy Staffan de Mistura over concerns about his plan and Russia's airstrikes in the country.
The National Coalition has "decided not to participate in the consultative working groups and considers adherence to the Geneva communiqué and (UN) Security Council resolutions and an end to Russian aggression to be the basis for the resumption of the negotiation process," it said in a statement quoted by the AFP news agency.
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