The conference in the Russian city of Sochi had gotten off to a rocky start earlier on Tuesday after some delegates opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad refused to leave the airport on arrival, saying they were offended by the presence of the Syrian state's flag and emblem.
(Reporting by Tulay Karadeniz; Writing by Tuvan Gumrukcu; Editing by David Dolan)Syrian opposition not attending talks in Russia, Turkey to represent opposition: Turkish source
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