A senior Syrian official on Tuesday criticised the international community for excluding Damascus from recent talks on building a coalition to tackle the Islamic State group. Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Muqdad, quoted by state news agency SANA, expressed "astonishment" that Syria was **t invited to the talks, which were attended by countries that Damascus claims fund "terrorism". "The absence of Syria, which has been fighting terrorism for at least three years, at the Jeddah and Paris meetings creates many doubts" about the objectives of the fight, he added. The comments come after two rounds of talks between US representatives and their allies in Saudi Arabia and then France intended to build a coalition to fight the Islamic State group.
09-17-2014, 12:29 AM
Syria criticises exclusion from anti-jihadist talks
A senior Syrian official on Tuesday criticised the international community for excluding Damascus from recent talks on building a coalition to tackle the Islamic State group. Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Muqdad, quoted by state news agency SANA, expressed "astonishment" that Syria was **t invited to the talks, which were attended by countries that Damascus claims fund "terrorism". "The absence of Syria, which has been fighting terrorism for at least three years, at the Jeddah and Paris meetings creates many doubts" about the objectives of the fight, he added. The comments come after two rounds of talks between US representatives and their allies in Saudi Arabia and then France intended to build a coalition to fight the Islamic State group.
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