NEW : Top U.S. diplomat calls opposition 's vote to attend conference `` courageous '' Representatives of the country 's main opposition group vote 58 to 14 in favor of attending . The secret balloting among 75 representatives of Syria 's main opposition group , which have been meeting this week in a luxury hotel on the outskirts of Istanbul , resulted in 58 votes in favor and 14 opposed , with two abstentions and one person who handed in an unmarked ballot , the coalition 's media office told CNN . The goal of the talks is to set up a transitional government to end the violence . Score: 6
NEW : Top U.S. diplomat calls opposition 's vote to attend conference `` courageous '' Representatives of the country 's main opposition group vote 58 to 14 in favor of attending . The goal of the talks is to set up a transitional government to end the violence . Score: 6