Russia has invited 28 Syrian opposition figures to Moscow for talks later this month in preparation for a dialogue with the regime, an opposition source told AFP on Thursday.
"There are 28 opposition figures who have received an invitation to the planned Moscow meeting," the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
They include the head of the key Syrian National Coalition opposition grouping, Hadi al-Bahra, as well as two former Coalition chiefs, Moaz al-Khatib and Abdel Basset Sida.
The list also includes members of the tolerated domestic opposition, including Hassan Abdel Aazim, Aref Dailia and Fateh Jamous.
Qadri Jamil, a former deputy prime minister who was sacked in 2013 and has good ties with Russia, was also invited.
It was not immediately clear whether any of the invitations had been accepted.