It is impossible to envisage the future structure of Syrian state and solve its current issues without the Syrian Kurds who are an important military and political force, Sputnik news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov as saying on Friday.

"The Kurds are a serious political force, and also a serious military force and it is impossible to speak of the future structure of the Syrian state and resolving all the issues that the Syrian people are facing now without their participation in the intra-Syria dialogue," Gatilov told reporters.

While the Kurds are the largest ethnic minority in Syria, none of their representatives have been invited to the Geneva proximity talks. 

The International Syria Support Group (ISSG) that Russia and the US co-chair is scheduled to take place next Thursday, May 19, in Vienna.

Source ; MENA