The National Council of the Damascus Declaration convened a meeting in the house of dissident Riad Seif on June 26 (Arabic. Al-Watan, via Levant News, 6/28/06).
The meeting was attended by numerous figures from political parties and organizations who are part of the Damascus Declaration. During the meeting, the participants discussed a paper presented by the People's Party (formerly Riad Turk's Communist Party) and formed a number of committees, including media and organizational committees, and one to support detained activists. The participants also decided to increase the political and media campaign against the regime.
A manifesto was said to follow on June 28.