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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Russia Would ‘Welcome’ Indonesia in Syria Peace Talks: Putin

Jakarta Globe – AFP, October 8, 2013

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, right, shakes hands with
 Russian President Vladimir Putin after speaking during the APEC Leaders’ News
 Conference on the final day of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on October 8, 2013 as
country leaders and representatives look on. (EPA Photo)

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Moscow would welcome Indonesia joining Syria peace talks scheduled to take place in Geneva later this year.

“We believe it is possible to expand the number of [conference] participants by including such big Muslim states like Indonesia,” Putin said on the sidelines of an APEC summit in Indonesia.

“In my opinion, it would be quite natural and we’d welcome it,” he was quoted as saying by state news agency ITAR-Tass.

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