Kurds have right to take part in forthcoming intra-Syrian talks in Geneva - Russian diplomat

MOSCOW, February 28. /TASS/. The Kurds have a right to take part in the forthcoming intra-Syrian talks in Geneva, Russian president’s special envoy for the Middle East and African countries and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov told TASS on Sunday. "Of course, the Kurds must take part in the negotiating process," he said. "Kurd representatives took part in the Moscow and Cairo consultations and United Nations Security Council Resolution 2254 says that the opposition is to be represented by all groups representing Syria’s ethnic and religious strata." The Russian diplomat stressed that Kurds are Syrian citizens and control a large part of its territory. "All those who took part in the Moscow, Cairo and Riyadh consultations have the right to take part in the Geneva talks," he said, adding that the organization of the intra-Syria talks is the job for United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura. Read more