It said Bozize has no intention to tinker with the constitution in order to remain in power, and wants to work within the framework of the document to negotiate a solution.

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The Palestinians had presented a document insisting that any solution for the 3.7m Palestinian refugees must be grounded on the principle of their right of return to their homes in what was once Palestine but is now Israel.

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The document reasserts the group's position that Mr Assad's apparatus cannot be part of any political solution in Syria, but omits previous demands that Mr Assad's regime must go even before any talks, Reuters says.

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The U.S. solution to this scenario would be to first return to constitutional governance as laid out in our founding document.

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