ˈExternal actors must be fully represented. Whoever has an influence on any Syrian group is ought to sit at the negotiating table during the initial stage of the conference,ˈ Kira Kalinina told reporters on Tuesday.
Commenting on the opinion of National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces leader Ahmad Jarba who said Iran must not be invited to Geneva II, Lavrov said: ˈAs the Russian-US duo devised, the Syrians will be negotiating directly, with the mediation of the UN Special Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi and his team, at the later stages.ˈ
