Around 10 foreign ministers expected to take part in Vienna meeting on Syria on October 30

Around 10 foreign ministers are expected to take part in the Vienna meeting on Syria on October 30, a diplomatic source told TASS on Wednesday.

The foreign ministers of Russia, US, Saudi Arabia and Turkey will hold a meeting on Thursday evening, and will be joined by other participants on October 30.

Earlier today Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry confirmed that they will take part in the Vienna meeting, along with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini.

German Foreign Ministry said Frank-Walter Steinmeier will also take part in the meeting on October 30.

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius will also be present.

According to the diplomatic source, the foreign ministers of Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and UK may also attend the meeting.

Lavrov proposed to broaden the group on settling the Syrian crisis on October 23 in Vienna. "I think that around a dozen countries and structures will be appropriate," Lavrov said.
  [tass.ru]
  28/10/15
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• Neuf pays ainsi que l'Union européenne ont confirmé leur participation aux négociations de Vienne sur la Syrie...

La Russie, les Etats-Unis, l'Iran, l'Arabie saoudite, la Turquie, l'Egypte, le Qatar, le Liban, la France, ainsi que l'Union européenne, ont confirmé leur participation à la réunion de Vienne consacrée à la Syrie, a déclaré le porte-parole du département d'Etat américain John Kirby.

Selon lui, les Etats-Unis saluent la participation de la Russie au règlement du conflit syrien. Dans le même temps, Washington attend que la question d'un gouvernement de transition en Syrie et de son orientation politique soit discutée à Vienne.

Le Secrétaire d'Etat américain John Kerry a relaté que les approches de la Russie et des Etats-Unis sur la situation en Syrie avaient "beaucoup en commun"........http://sptnkne.ws/Y2Q
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