(VOVworld) – Iran will attend the next round of Syria peace talks, a top advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday.

Crisis in Syria. (Photo: iranreview.org)

The announcement came a week after Tehran threatened to withdraw from the process. World and regional powers including Iran met in Vienna on October 30 to discuss a political solution to Syria’s civil war. This was the first time Iran and world powers had met to resolve Syria’s crisis.  But days later, Iran threatened to pull out of the next round of talks, blaming the negative role played by regional rival Saudi Arabia. The next round of talks is likely to begin next week.