Syrian Opposition Forces Recognized As People’s Representative In Meeting

British Foreign Secretary William Hague (R, front) and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns (2nd R, Front) attend the meeting of Friends of Syria in Marrakech, Morocco, on Dec. 12, 2012. The meeting of Friends of Syria held here Wednesday recognizes the National Coalition for the Opposition Forces, which was formed by Syrian opposition groups in early November in Qatar’s Doha, as “the legitimate representative of the Syrian people,” according to a draft chairman’s conclusions of the meeting. <Xinhua/Lin Feng>