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United States recognizes the need to involve Iran in negotiations on Syria
Vienna, October 28, AZERTAC
Iran should be included in the negotiations on a political settlement in Syria, said US State Department spokesman John Kirby, at a press conference on Monday.
The State Department spokesman also said that Iran is a participant, interested in this process and has a special relationship with the Syrian authorities.
The State Department spokesman also noted that a new round of negotiations on the Syrian issue should take place at the end of this week.
On Friday, on the October 23, a four-sided conference was held in Vienna to resolve the issue of civil war in Syria with the participation of foreign ministers of the United States, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. The sides agreed to seek a political solution to the conflict in accordance with the old plan "Geneva-1" of 2012. The talks will be held in the same format next Friday, on the October 30, Kirby said.