SYRIA’S government will abandon peace talks in Geneva starting today if Western-backed militants do not come to the table withn 24 hours.

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said on Saturday that Damascus would hold the Saudi-convened High Negotiations Committee (HNC) and other participants responsible if the latest attempt at negotiations fails.

“We are going to Geneva and we do not know with whom we will have dialogue,” he said. “We are looking forward to having dialogue with the broadest spectrum of opposition groups.”