The gap between Syrian government and rebellions has become too large and hardly possible to build a bridge and it seems very difficult to drag them to sit on a negotiation table to resolve the present impasse in the battlefield. Last week when Mouz al-Khatib put the possibility of negotiation with regime on his Facebook page, oppositions showered him with harsh comments, saying that he indeed was representing no one. They were in view that officials have blood of thousands on their hands and, thus, it should go.

 Later on, he detailed his proposal, conditioning negotiation to departure of President Bashar Al-Assad from power, mollifying the anger of his supporters. Definitely, the last week efforts of al-Khatib paved way for a ray of hope about possible deal to end the deadlock which prolongs and deepens the suffering of common people the most. He met with Russian and Iranian representatives on the sideline of Munich conference. Though reports did leak out to shed light on what were the stances of two closest allies of Damascus or who he tried to attract the attention of. No doubt, he offered talk with government, including with vice president.

However, he conditioned any negotiation with the departure of President Assad and release of 160,000 prisoners. After his not much expected offer, eyes and ears turned towards Damascus whether President Assad would finally accept to go away and pave the way for a new government though with least hope. Because it looks really hard to expect that President step aside because, from personal point of view, he would not be able to a life with dignity. Stepping aside means that he accepts that waging war against rebels whom he brands as foreign-backed terrorists was a mistake. On such account, he will be found responsible for the death of more than 60,000 people who lost lives during 22 month-long civil uprising.

 So, the least hope for end of violence and bloodshed in the country once again was drawing on the water. On Tuesday, prominent Syrian Parliamentarian Fayez Sayegh told The Associated Press that any dialogue must begin without preconditions. He also called Khatib’s number of opposition supporters in Syrian custody “exaggerated,” although he did not give an alternate number. “What is important is for Syrians to meet and agree on common ground for talks,” Sayegh said, adding that al-Khatib’s proposals, such as the prisoners’ release, should come “as a result of a dialogue, not before it begins.” Let’s see which side will finally rub the nose of the other to ground and win the war if ever such thing happens.