BBC Online :
The US has said it will allow Syria’s main opposition alliance to open a diplomatic mission in Washington.
The state department announced an additional $27m (£16m) in non-lethal assistance, and the stepping up of deliveries to the Free Syrian Army.
The move comes ahead of talks between senior US officials and Ahmed Jarba, president of the National Coalition.
The US first recognised the group as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people in December 2012.
The move does not mean the US recognises the National Coalition as Syria’s government, nor grant its members diplomatic immunity, says the BBC’s Barbara Plett in Washington.
