Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says his country supports the presence of the Islamic Republic in the forthcoming talks aimed at finding a political solution to the crisis in Syria.
Davutoglu said in an interview with Turkey’s official news agency, Anadolu, on Thursday: “We support Iran to attend the Geneva II conference.”
Also on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that Iran should be invited to the upcoming Syria talks, rejecting preconditions for Iran’s involvement in the event as “unconstructive.”
On Wednesday, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier called for Iran’s participation in the conference, stating that international mediators should try to involve Syria’s neighbors, including Iran.
On Tuesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stressed the country’s key role “in the settlement of regional problems including the Syria issue,” adding that Tehran “will spare no effort to solve the crisis in Syria.”
But he pointed out that Iran will never agree to any precondition for its presence in the Geneva II conference. He added: e“In case of an official call to help resolve the crisis, we are prepared to officially and fully attend the meeting.”
