Militant groups in Syria talk on individual basis - Russia

Russian Foreign Minister says it does not mean they are legitimate and not terrorist groups

ABU DHABI: Two Syrian opposition militant groups will participate in Syria talks in Geneva on an individual basis, but this does not mean they are legitimate and not terrorists, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.

Lavrov told a news conference in Abu Dhabi that it had been agreed that Ahrar al-Sham and Jaish al-Islam would take part in the talks but that it "does not mean they are legitimate and not terrorist groups.