BEIRUT: Talks on the Syrian conflict in Vienna this weekend will focus on deciding which opposition groups should negotiate with President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and which should be designated as terrorists, sources said Wednesday.

The discussions will bring together around 20 countries and international bodies to hammer out a roadmap for peace to end Syria’s more than four-year civil war, and diplomats said working level talks are set to begin in advance on Thursday.

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