Joint Working Group of Guarantor Countries will Meet in Astana on July 3: Kazakh Foreign Ministry

ASTANA- Kazakh Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that the guarantor countries for the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement in Syria will convene a joint working group session on July 3 , ahead of the July 4-5 talks.

Sputnik quoted the Kazakh Foreign Ministry as saying in statement that the guarantor countries will work to implement provisions of memorandum on de-escalation zones during Astana talks next week.

 “In particular, the parties will work to harmonize the borders and maps of de-escalation zones, documents regulating the activities of de-escalation control forces, the provisions on a coordination center,” the ministry said.

“The parties plan to work out a joint statement on the humanitarian mine-clearing of the historical sites in Syria included on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list,” the ministry added in a statement.