British Foreign Secretary William Hague is to meet Syrian rebel leaders in London on Monday, the BBC reports, quoting the Foreign Office.
Mr Hague will meet members of the Syrian National Council and the National Co-ordination Committee for Democratic Change.
"We have been having regular contacts with a variety of figures in the Syrian opposition for several months. We are now intensifying these," a Foreign Office spokeswoman said.
See the BBC’s report here
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