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US-Russia Cannot Fix Syria Without Iran, Saudi Arabia - Ex-US Ambassador

© AP Photo / Alex BrandonFormer ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, listens during a news conference
Former ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, listens during a news conference - Sputnik International
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Former US Ambassador to Russia said that coordinating the actions of the United States and Russia alone is insufficient to settle the Syrian crisis.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) Coordinating the actions of the United States and Russia alone is insufficient to settle the Syrian crisis, former US Ambassador to Russia Thomas Pickering said Tuesday.

"US-Russian coordination [in solving the Syrian crisis] is essential, but it's insufficient without other players — Iran, Saudi Arabia… Also it cannot be solved without Syrians themselves, without discussion between Syrians on a transitional government," Pickering said at a conference on Russia-US ties in Moscow.

Syria has been mired in civil war since 2011, with forces loyal to Assad fighting against numerous opposition factions and extremist groups, such as Daesh radicals, prohibited in a range of countries, including Russia.

In October, international talks on the settlement of the Syrian crisis started, bringing together many countries. During the second round of talks in the so-called Vienna format, negotiators called for elections in Syria to be held within 18 months.

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