EU official says Iran could play 'major' role in Syria talks
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Iran could play a positive role in the Syria peace talks by pressing President Bashar Assad's government to participate in a transition process, the European Union's foreign policy chief said Tuesday.
Federica Mogherini spoke to reporters shortly before meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at the residence of Iran's ambassador to the United Nations. She is tasked with facilitating world powers' talks with Iran in pursuit of a comprehensive nuclear deal that faces a June 30 deadline.
A nuclear deal could "open the way for a different role for Iran in the region," she said, adding that she knows quite well the concerns of Arab countries that are wary of Iran's growing influence in places like Syria, Yemen and Lebanon.
