Syrian president Bashar al-Assad (L) attends talks in Turkey, in this Syrian Arab News Agency photo dated May 23, 2013. Assad's place in any new transitional team proposed by Moscow and Washington ... more 

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad (L) attends talks in Turkey, in this Syrian Arab News Agency photo dated May 23, 2013. Assad's place in any new transitional team proposed by Moscow and Washington remains the main stumbling block to the talks taking place in the coming weeks less