UN sends invitations for Syria peace conference: officials

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UNITED NATIONS – UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Monday started sending out invitations to a Syria peace conference on January 22, but Iran was not on the first list, a UN spokesman said, according to AFP

US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet on January 13 in a bid to decide on whether Iran should take part, said UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq.

“Iran was not among the first invitations,” Haq said.

“US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet on January 13 and we very much hope they will reach agreement on Iran s participation,” he added.

It was not known if UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi would be at the January 13 meeting.

Russia has pressed for Iran’ s participation in the bid to end the 34-month-old conflict.

Ban has also spoken out in favor of Iranian involvement, but the United States and other western nations have opposed a frontline place for Tehran at the meetings in Switzerland.

M.D

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