Syrian VP calls for transition to democracy
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Syria's vice president called Sunday for a transition to democracy and credited protesters with forcing the regime to consider reforms.
Vice President Farouk al-Sharaa spoke at a national dialogue that opened Sunday with some critics of the government. But the main opposition driving the four-month-old uprising against President Bashar Assad's authoritarian rule boycotted the meeting, saying they refuse to talk until the deadly crackdown on protesters ends. (AP)
