WRAPUP 1-Syria opposition rebuffs Russian call for talks
December 28, 2012 at 07:45 AM EST
ALEPPO PROVINCE, Syria/MOSCOW, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Russia invited the leader of Syria's opposition on Friday to visit for the first time, but the opposition swiftly dismissed a renewed call by Moscow for talks with President Bashar al-Assad's government to end the 21-month civil war.