Iran in Geneva … finally
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Nasser Kandil writes,- As we expected before, Iran received the invitation to attend Geneva Conference on Syria, because, as we also said, the Conference is apparently on Syria, but it implies the formulation of the regional order.
- The American Reservation is like a Hollywood since Ban Ki-moon cannot send the invitation without an American approval, and if he did not get Kerry-Lavrov agreement on the invitation, he would not send it.- The pretext is that Iran received the invitation, as all other countries, which implies that the Conference is a complement to the Geneva 1 and the an application of its resolutions. So, accepting the invitation indicates an acceptance of its implications, thus Iran does not need to declare this as a condition for acceptance of invitation.
- Saudi's announcement and the statement of coalition that object Iran's attendance are just an entrance to accelerated negotiations that will take place behind the scenes to ensure the success of the Conference and a Saudi-Iranian normalization that precede or follow the agreement in Geneva.
- Holland is the only one late, he always harasses to be insulted, he did not need to comment on the matter in order not to confirm his stupidity again, so as a French journalist told him once on the sidelines of the Top Twenty "Mr. President they bring you for the sake of insulting you".
- Geneva components are ready and the coalition is enforced to attend.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday said the absence of Iran from this week's peace talks on the Syrian crisis would be an "unforgivable mistake". "Not to ensure the presence at this event of all those who may directly influence the situation, I think, would be an unforgivable mistake," Lavrov told a televised press briefing.
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