Saudi Arabia will take part in talks on Syria in Vienna on Friday to test the willingness of Russia and Iran, the Syrian government’s main backers, for a political solution to the conflict, Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Wednesday.
“The view of our partners…was that we should test the intentions of the Iranians and the Russians in arriving at a political solution in Syria, which we all prefer,” al-Jubeir told a news conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh.
A group of countries supporting armed opponents to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will meet in Vienna on Friday to seek a political solution for Syria’s ongoing conflict.
The talks involve the condition that Assad leaves power, al-Jubeir said.
“There will be a meeting on Friday of a broad group of countries supporting the Syrian opposition as a broader group of countries from the region will meet to discuss the intentions of these countries in finding a solution to the Syrian crisis, the most important element of which is the time and means of Bashar al-Assad’s exit,” al-Jubeir said.
Reuters
