Syria's exiled opposition has called on President Bashar al-Assad to resign immediately and hand power to the vice president until a council is formed to transform the country to democracy.
A communique issued by 300 delegates at the conclusion of a two-day meeting in Turkey said that 'the delegates have committed to the demands of the Syrian people to bring down the regime and support the people's revolution for freedom and dignity.'
The meeting brought together various opposition groups, activists and independent figures, some from inside Syria.
This demand comes two days after President Bashar al-Assad decreed an amnesty for political prisoners following two months of bloodshed.
The amnesty covers 'all members of political movements, including the Muslim Brotherhood', state television reported.
Membership of the brotherhood, which led an armed uprising against Mr Assad's father in 1982, is punishable by death in Syria.
Mr Assad's move was the latest in a series of reforms - including lifting a 48-year state of emergency and granting citizenship to stateless Kurds in eastern Syria - aimed at addressing the grievances of protestors.
But those steps have been accompanied by a ruthless military crackdown in which rights campaigners say 1,000 civilians have been killed and more than 10,000 people arrested.
Syrian state television meanwhile said an investigation had been launched into the death of a 13-year-old boy who was allegedly tortured and killed by security forces in Daraa, south of Damascus.
State television said the interior ministry had appointed a commission to investigate the death of Hamza al-Khatib, 13, after pro-democracy activists set up a Facebook page and called for fresh protests in his memory.
United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, said that the world is not united enough on how to deal with Syria's crackdown on anti-government protests.
She added that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's legitimacy has 'nearly run out.'
