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 The Air Force has changed its tune on Ashli Babbitt. Details trickle out on 2 more victims of the Minneapolis shooting. Open that wallet big time for a trip to Disney, if you can afford it. A 'tense' clash with RFK Jr. led to CDC chief's trouble. Report an error