After the judges of the Tribunal were dismissed, the opposition campaigned for a referendum to be conducted to decide on the interpretation of the law.

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Perhaps the kindest interpretation of the change in EU policy may therefore be that is designed to build bridges with the Syrian opposition and insure the participation of a broad-based delegation in Geneva, where some slim hopes of a peace process are still being nurtured.

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