Even as several other rebel groups declared their opposition to the Geneva talks on Syria, the main Western-backed Syrian National Coalition declared their conditional decision to participate in the international discussions on finding a way to end the two-and-half-year-old civil war.

In the statement issued in Arabic on Monday, the Coalition outlined its conditions guaranteed access for relief agencies to besieged areas, release of political prisoners and demanding the creation of a transitional governing body with no role for Bashar al-Assad.

President of the Syrian National Coalition, Ahmad Al-Jarba (L), looks on during a meeting with Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi (not pictured) in Cairo, November 2, 2013. Arab League Foreign Ministers will meet in Cairo in an emergency session to discuss the ongoing crisis in Syria on Sunday. (REUTERS/Stringer)

Talks, popularly known as Geneva 2, were expected to take place before the end of November. But with the Syrian opposition failing to present a clear stance on their participation and the difference emerging between U.S. and Russia on the purpose of the talks, the peace conference has been delayed.

The rebel coalition has held that commitments previously made at the first round of Geneva talks and at the October discussion in London should form the basis for further discussions.

Even as the Syrian National Coalition expressed its willingness to participate in the talks, several other Islamist rebel groups declared their opposition to the Geneva process, demanding removal of President Assad from power. Some other groups have warned that anyone attending the planned international talks will be charged with treason.

The Syrian National Coalition, which reached the consensus on attending the talks after two days of internal discussions, said on Monday that a committee had been set-up with to continue discussions with other rebel groups both inside and outside Syria and explain their position on the Geneva 2 talks.

"All we can do is hope is that these (Geneva) talks will end with the departure of Bashar al-Assad," said Adib Shishakly, a member of the Syrian National Coalition.

Reports said the coalition's general assembly meeting continued on Monday to create a cabinet led by Ahmed Tumeh tasked with the job of restoring order in rebel-held areas.