Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will attend talks on Syria for the first time in Vienna this week. (Reuters)
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will join talks in Vienna this week aimed at ending the conflict in Syria, a top official in Tehran told state television today.
"We have reviewed the invitation, and it was decided that the foreign minister would attend the talks," foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said, without disclosing when he would arrive.