An international bid to ensure Syrians abroad are allowed to vote in potential future elections is being seen by the regime in Damascus as an attempt to ensure it loses, AFP reports.
At issue is a clause in the final communique produced by international talks in Vienna last week that included 17 countries, among them key regime backers Russia and Iran. It stipulates that future elections following a transition process must be held "under UN supervision" and "with all Syrians, including the diaspora, eligible to participate".