Almost all countries agree Iran should take part in Geneva-2 – Lavrov

Almost all the participants and organizers of an international conference on Syria which is to take place in Montreux, Switzerland, on January 22 next year, agree on the importance of Iran taking part in the forum, Russian Foreign Minister said in an interview.

“There are signs of positive impact Iran could have on the settling process /of the Syrian conflict/. Almost everybody talks about it in private conversations and some officials have started speaking publicly in favor of Iran taking part in the conference,” he said.

According to Lavrov, “those who oppose the participation of Iran do this coming from ideological considerations rather than common interests”.,according to Voice of Russia, RIA.

Brahimi says could work around Iranian absence from Syria talks

Iran remains a sticking point in plans for a conference to end the conflict in Syria, international mediator LakhdarBrahimi said on Friday, with the United States still refusing to let it participate.

But Brahimi said he would continue to work with Iranian officials if they were not officially invited. He said they had told UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon that it would not be the end of the world if they were not present, and they would continue to work with him on the sidelines,according to Voice of Russia, Reuters.

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