France has taken a big step forward to recognize Syria’s opposition coalition as the legitimate governing authority over the Syrian people. Last Sunday opposition groups met in the Qatari capital city of Doha to form the coalition put in place to overthrow the government of President Bashar al-Assad. Arab states in the Middle East already recognize the opposition government while the US and Britain have signified their intention to support the coalition. French President Francois Holland made the announcement during a press conference in Paris saying that the coalition represented “the future government of a democratic Syria”.
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