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UN-Arab League peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi on Sunday urged international backing for a Syrian opposition offer to begin talks with the regime, proposed to be held at the UN headquarters. Last week, leader of Syrian National Council (SNC) Amed Moaz Al Khatib demanded to negotiate with Syrian Vice President Faruq al-Sharaa for a political transition in which President Bashar Al Assad would be safe. There is no indication whether the Damascus government will accept SNC’s proposal.