Syrian opposition rejects Russia's draft of new constitution

Syria's opposition has rejected a Russian proposal on a new constitution for the country, reports say.Moscow says the draft, presented during a meeting with Syrian rebels at peace talks this week in Kazakhstan, was based on ideas from the Syrian government, opposition, and regional powers. But Bloomberg quoted Yahya al-Aridi, a member of the opposition delegation to the Astana talks, as saying on January 25, "We told them that the Syrians are the ones who are entitled to write the constitution."