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bemildred

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29. Russia, Iran are part of solution in Syria: EU foreign policy chief

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Wed Oct 14, 2015, 07:28 PM

Oct 2015

Amid reports of a combined Syrian-Russian-Iranian ground offensive in Syria, the West must talk to Tehran to broker an end to the conflict, a senior EU official said on Wednesday.

Speaking to reporters, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said both Russia and Iran need to be at the negotiating table.

“If we want the political situation to move inside Syria, and the political process to start immediately, we need to involve the actors that have an influence, a direct influence on the regime. And that is why both Russia and Iran are crucial,” the former Italian foreign minister said.

Mogherini had held high-level talks with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Tuesday; the pair focused on how to bring peace to Syria and combat Islamic State jihadi fighters there.

http://www.euronews.com/2015/10/14/russia-iran-are-part-of-solution-in-syria-eu-foreign-policy-chief/

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