Russia-sponsored Syria congress set for Nov. 18 is "between the regime and the regime," opposition member Mohammad Alloush told Reuters on Wednesday, saying that the "Syrian revolution" rejects the congress.
Russia will reportedly invite 1,000-1,300 participants from the Assad regime and pro-regime forces as well as various opposition groups. One of the main focuses of the congress is expected to be drafting a new Syrian constitution.
Russian media said the Congress of Syrian peoples, the idea of which President Vladimir Putin first mentioned at a forum with foreign scholars earlier this month, could take place in mid-November in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi.