RT: Russia seeks invitation for US to Syria peace talks in Astana, Iran ‘against’
Iran says it rejects any participation by US representatives at the scheduled Syria peace talks in Astana, Kazakhstan. Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said he believes US and UN representatives should be invited to the meeting.
“We are opposed to a US presence [in Astana],” Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is quoted as saying by the Tasnim news agency.
“We have not invited them [US], and we are against their presence,” the official added.
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Update #1: Russia invites officials from incoming Trump administration to Syria talks (FOX News)
Update #2: Iran says it does not want U.S. at Syria talks in Astana (Reuters)
WNU Editor: The Russian government wants better relations with the U.S. .... the Iranians do not care (in my opinion the Iranians should care).
