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Syrian Talks Still on Schedule Despite Saudi-Iran Tensions - Kerry

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The Geneva talks on a Syrian political transition are still scheduled to take place later this month and will not be disrupted by the diplomatic fallout... 07.01.2016, Sputnik International

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Syrian Talks Still on Schedule Despite Saudi-Iran Tensions - Kerry

19:36 GMT 07.01.2016 (Updated: 20:18 GMT 07.01.2016)

© AFP 2023 / VASILY MAXIMOV(R-L) A senior member of the opposition National Coordination Committee Majid Habbo, former Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jamil, a leader of the Popular Front of Change and Liberation, and Samir Aita, the Arabic editor of Le Monde Diplomatique and the founder of the Syrian Democratic Forum, attend a press conference after talks between representatives of the Syrian government and the opposition in Moscow, on January 30, 2015

(R-L) A senior member of the opposition National Coordination Committee Majid Habbo, former Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jamil, a leader of the Popular Front of Change and Liberation, and Samir Aita, the Arabic editor of Le Monde Diplomatique and the founder of the Syrian Democratic Forum, attend a press conference after talks between representatives of the Syrian government and the opposition in Moscow, on January 30, 2015 - Sputnik International

The Geneva talks on a Syrian political transition are still scheduled to take place later this month and will not be disrupted by the diplomatic fallout between Iran and Saudi Arabia, US Secretary of State John Kerry said in a Thursday press conference.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — He noted that in conversations with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif "they both assured us [the United States] and others that the differences between them… will not interfere with their willingness to work cooperatively to resolve Syria."

"Negotiations between the [Syrian] government and opposition are still scheduled to begin on January 25 in Geneva," Kerry stated.