The President of the Syrian National Council Abdulbaset Sieda, second left, receives applause from German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, left, Minister of State of the United Arab Emirates Reem al-Hashimi, second right, and from former Syrian Vice Oil Minister Abdo Hussameddin, right, after his speech to a gathering of Syrian opposition representatives and diplomats hosted at the Germany foreign ministry in Berlin, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. Germany's foreign minister is pressing disparate Syrian opposition groups to unite in preparation for the collapse of the Bashar Assad regime. Berlin hosted a gathering of Syrian opposition representatives and diplomats Tuesday to address how to prevent basic services and infrastructure collapsing, and how to revive the economy, once Assad falls. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
