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Militant Groups Must Launch Talks With Syrian Authorities - Iranian DM

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Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan said that Syrian opposition armed groups must dissociate themselves from terrorists after the establishment of a comprehensive ceasefire and start talks with Damascus.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Syrian armed groups should start talks with Damascus after the establishment of a ceasefire, Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan said Tuesday.

"All other armed groups after the ceasefire should begin a political process and negotiations with the Syrian government," Dehghan told RT.

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Responding to the question how soon an agreement on the ceasefire could be reached, he said that "this requires real guarantees in the sense that all have to agree to a complete ceasefire and fulfill the obligation to punish any party violating that regime."

"We cannot allow the Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra [Nusra Front] to be parties to that agreement," Dehghan said.

He said Syrian opposition armed groups must dissociate themselves from terrorists after the establishment of a comprehensive ceasefire.

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