(27 Mar 2012) 1. Wide outside hotel where Syrian opposition are meeting
2. Mid reporters
3. Mid armed policeman standing by coach
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Fadel Alsaim, Syrian Opposition member:
"The reason for the meeting today is for all Syrian opposition members to get together and work together to make a deal. And then that would actually help to unify all the groups in Syria in solidarity against the government."
5. Cutaway cameraman
6. Establisher Ammar Qurabbi
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Ammar Qurabbi, Syrian opposition member:
"I am optimistic to find one view about all the people, to tell our people inside Syria and the international communities (that) we have one view, we have one specific view. But I'm pessimistic about find one political shape who contains all this group, I mean the SNC (Syrian National Council)."
8. Various of hotel exterior
STORYLINE
Syrian opposition leaders were meeting in Istanbul on Tuesday in an attempt to resolve their differences and reassure international backers who are frustrated by the lack of cohesion.
The meeting comes ahead of a conference on April the first in the Turkish city, at which Turkey, the United States and their European and Arab partners will discuss ways to further isolate and pressure President Bashar Assad, as well as measures to support the Syrian opposition.
Some reports indicate that the debate among dozens of countries will include whether the opposition Syrian National Council and affiliated groups should be declared as the sole, legitimate representative of the Syrian people.
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