UN backs Iran going to Syria peace conference

UN chief said on Monday he plans to issue invitations for the Jan 22 conference before the end of December.

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Published: Wed 25 Dec 2013, 1:43 AM

Last updated: Tue 7 Apr 2015, 5:33 PM

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Iran is a very important regional power that can play a major role in helping end the Syrian conflict and should be allowed to participate in next month’s peace conference in Switzerland.

Lakhdar Brahimi, the UN-Arab League Syria envoy, said on Friday the United States is blocking Iran’s participation.

The UN chief said on Monday he plans to issue invitations before the end of December to the January 22 peace conference and expressed hope that “the question of Iran’s participation is resolved soon.”

The UN chief said “negotiations will be difficult, but without them there is only bloodshed and despair on the horizon.”


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