A new government to include opposition members will be formed in Syria early next month, the Al-Watan newspaper close to Syrian authorities reported on Thursday.
The newspaper said consultations to form a new cabinet will begin early next week.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who faced deadly protests inspired by uprisings across the Arab world last year, said “a government of the whole country, not of one party” must be formed.
"With the adoption of the new law on parties new political forces emerged in the country and this should be taken into account,” the president told students in the University of Damascus.
According to UN data, Assad's crackdown on the protests has killed more than 5,000 people. Syrian authorities blame the violence, which erupted last March, on armed gangs and say 1,100 soldiers and police have been killed.
