Saudi participation in Syria talks aims to test Russian, Iranian will for peace - Saudi FM
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.
