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Monday 16 January 2017 - 12:12
Story Code : 247116

Iranian source: No agreement to invite US to Astana talks

FNA- An informed source close to the Iranian foreign ministry dismissed Turkish officials' claims that Tehran, Moscow and Ankara have reached an agreement to invite the US to the Astana talks on Syria.

"Such an agreement has not been made," the informed source said on Monday.


Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Saturday that the US would be invited to the Jan. 23 Syrian peace summit in Astana, Kazakhstan.


Speaking to reporters at the 9th Ambassadors' Conference in the capital Ankara, Cavusoglu claimed that officials from Turkey, Russia, and Iran met in Moscow Friday in preparation for the summit.


"We have agreed to invite the US to the talks. We will invite them. The US will be in Astana. We do not deny the contribution and role of the US," Cavusoglu said.


Meantime, US State Department spokesman Mark Toner said Friday that Washington has not been invited to the talks.


Negotiations to reach a resolution to the six-year war in Syria are due to begin in Kazakhstan's capital Astana between the Syrian government and opposition.


Following last month's Syria cease-fire deal, the Astana meeting comes as part of ongoing efforts by Iran, Russia and Turkey to promote a political solution in war-torn Syria.



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