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Russia, Iran should contribute to Syrian settlement — Turkish FM

ANKARA, December 29. /TASS/. Turkey calls for involving all parties concerned in the political resolution in Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said at a press conference with his Kazakhstani counterpart Yerlan Idrisov on Monday.

A new round of inter-Syrian talks is planned to be held in Moscow, Cavusoglu said.

The National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces represents interests of the Syrian people. Russia and Iran should not be excluded from ensuring the political settlement in Syria. “All parties should provide support in this aspect,” he said.

“Russia’s contacts with the Syrian opposition are the natural development of events,” Cavusoglu said.

Turkey and Russia have disagreements on the future of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Turkey demands Assad’s resignation while Russia considers him a legitimately elected leader.