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Source: http://www.asharq-e.com/news.asp?section=1&id=32267
U.S.-Russia Reach Agreement on Assad Ouster: Opposition Sources
(Asharq Al-Awsat-UK) Nazeer Rida - Senior sources in the opposition Syrian National Coalition have revealed that Moscow and Washington have reached an agreement on "a settlement regarding the departure of President Bashar al-Assad from power." However, the source added that "sticking points in this agreement include the precise mechanism of al-Assad's departure." Syrian National Coalition member Adib al-Shishakli claimed that Assad "has expressed his readiness to negotiate and leave power, accompanied by 142 members of his entourage." Syrian National Coalition member Walid al-Bunni said, "I believe that the Russian viewpoint is in the process of change, after Moscow became aware that the Syrian opposition are making gains on the ground, becoming convinced that Assad's ouster is only a matter of time."