U.S., Russia Spar Over Iran Participation in Syria Peace Talks -- Bloomberg Businessweek
“We would support Iran coming if it supported the goals of the conference,” Kerry told reporters today in Paris at a press conference with Lavrov and United Nations Special Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi. He cited the presence of elite Iranian troops in Syria and the Persian Gulf state’s support for the terrorist group Hezbollah, which is also assisting the Syrian government. “No other nation has its people on the ground fighting in the way that they are,” Kerry said.
“It’s quite clear Iran and Saudi Arabia should participate in this conference,” Lavrov said, standing next to Kerry. “One cannot be influenced by ideological sentiments so much that it harms the course of the talks.”
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