Sputnik- Russia fully appreciates the future inclusion of Turkey and Iraq into Syrian crisis settlement talks, the Russian Foreign Ministrys director of the Second Asian Department said.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) Russia sees ashelpful the future inclusion ofTurkey and Iraq intoSyrian crisis settlement talks betweenMoscow, Damascus and Tehran, the Russian Foreign Ministrys director ofthe Second Asian Department said.
"The Syrians have ideas onhow tofind common ground withthe disparate opposition. There are other interested states: Iraq, Turkey, whose participation inthe future would probably be helpful," Zamir Kabulov told RIA Novosti. The trilateral Russia-Syria-Iran format towardsettling the Syrian crisis has proven its effectiveness and will be used inthe future, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said atthe last meeting withthe two ministers onOctober 28.