PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL<br/> <br />The Syrian opposition has dismissed comments by the country's president that any potential peace accord will come with conditions.<br/> <br />In an interview on Lebanese television, Bashar al-Assad said agreements could only be approved through a national referendum.<br/> <br />Ahmed Kamal is from the Syrian National Coalition.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: (French) SYRIAN NATIONAL COALITION MEMBER, AHMED KAMAL, SAYING:<br/> <br />"This is a joke, there is no freedom in Syria and there is no security in Syria. It's impossible to live in Syria, how can we have a referendum under the rule of a dictator and during a war? These are two important conditions that we need for a referendum, and they don't exist."<br/> <br />The dispute comes ahead of proposed peace talks in Geneva next month.<br/> <br />Assad says the government will attend the conference despite doubts about a positive outcome.
