Is Russia worried that defeating Daesh will open the door for defeating Bashar Assad?
ADEL AL-JUBEIRAll of this, however, is still in the discussion phase and in the initial planning phase.
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Iran is the only country around the negotiating table that has not been attacked by either al-Qaida or Daesh.
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And Iran is responsible for setting up sectarian militias in Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen, whose objective is to destabilize those countries.
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That has a continuous and robust inspection mechanism and that has snap-back provisions in case Iran violates the agreement.
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We were the first country in the world to hold a national public awareness campaign against extremism and terrorism.
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There is a political process which we are trying to achieve through what is called the Vienna Group.
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We both want a unified Syria that is stable in which all Syrians enjoy equal rights.
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Today it’s a little bit more complicated.
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We have no issue with seeking to develop the best terms we can with Iran.
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It is responsible for smuggling explosives and drugs into Saudi Arabia.
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Iran hangs people and leaves their bodies hanging on cranes.
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This will make the transition happen with less death and destruction.
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Like Russia, we have an interest in fighting radicalism and extremism.
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That involves the establishment of a governing council, which is to take power away from Bashar Assad,
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Bashar Assad has said many things. We will see in the near term whether he is serious about a political process.
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We have a war against Daesh (the Islamic State, or IS) in Syria.
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