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| Mohammad Javad Zarif will attend with three of his deputies, officials said |
Iranian
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will attend multilateral talks on finding
a political solution to the conflict in Syria in Vienna this week, a government
spokeswoman has said.
It
will be the 1st time Iran - an ally of President Bashar al-Assad - has attended
such a summit with the US.
Representatives
of Russia, Saudi Arabia and Turkey will also attend the talks.
Earlier,
the US said an invitation had been comprehensive to Iran - a move Syria's
Western-backed resistance questioned.
The
main round of talks is expected to take place on Friday, but diplomats say some
introductory meetings could happen on Thursday evening.
"We
have reviewed the invitation, and it was decided that the foreign minister
would attend the talks," Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Marzieh
Afkham said.
Egypt
and Iraq also confirmed they had accepted invitations to the meeting.