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Syria opposition to attend new UN-backed talks in Vienna

Syria's opposition will attend fresh peace talks hosted by the UN in Vienna, its media office announced Tuesday (January 16th).

In a written statement, the Syrian Negotiations Commission (SNC) said the opposition would take part in a new round of negotiations, which were "the UN Geneva talks, but taking place in Vienna", AFP reported.

The dates for the talks were not yet confirmed, the SNC added.

The latest round of UN-backed Syria peace talks concluded in Geneva in mid-December. Talks were expected to resume January 21st in Switzerland.

The UN declined to comment on the change of venue or confirm dates for the new round.

Several diplomatic tracks have thus far failed to resolve Syria's conflict.

Russia, a steadfast supporter of the Syrian regime, has announced it will host a peace congress on January 29th and 30th in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.

With regime ally Iran and opposition backer Turkey as co-hosts, the summit aims to set up new constitution for post-war Syria.

The SNC did not announce whether it was attending those talks, but dozens of Syrian opposition factions rejected the Sochi initiative in December.

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