Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said in Tehran on Thursday that Saudi Arabia first floated the idea of bringing together the Syrian opposition groups in the latest round of talks on the Syria crisis in Vienna.
“Naturally, any initiative regarding Syria's opposition, those who believe in [following] a political approach and not carrying arms and cooperating with terrorist groups, should be taken in coordination with [Staffan de Mistura,] the representative of the UN secretary general,” Amir-Abdollahian said.
The Iranian diplomat had earlier warned against any meetings outside the provisions of the recent agreement reached in the Austrian capital on the crisis in Syria, adding that such moves will only derail the political attempts meant to solve the Syrian conflict.
