World | Syria Syria: OK, We'll Attend Peace Talks Foreign minister says regime has 'agreed in principle' to go to Geneva By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted May 26, 2013 6:58 AM CDT Copied Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem meets with his Iraqi counterpart in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, May 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, Pool) The Syrian government said today it has agreed "in principle" to take part in an international conference in Geneva next month aimed at ending the country's civil war. Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem says his government believes that the conference, proposed by Russia and the United States, is a "good opportunity for a political solution for the crisis in Syria." Al-Moallem did not elaborate in the joint news conference with his Iraqi counterpart shortly after he arrived in Baghdad for an unannounced visit. Read These Next Trump, Johnson aren't happy with pick for Super Bowl headliner. Feds cite ChatGPT evidence in arrest of Palisades Fire suspect. The Treasury isn't backing down from its Trump coin plan. Felix Baumgartner's death attributed to his own error. Report an error