MOSCOW, Feb. 21, (ST)- Moscow intends to take part in the upcoming Astana group’s foreign ministers meeting on Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an address to participants in the Eleventh Middle East Conference hosted by the Valdai International Discussion Club. His address was read out by Russian Special Presidential Envoy for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov.
“The Astana group remains the most effective mechanism for international efforts aimed at facilitating the Syrian settlement process, where we continue to interact with our partners. Nur-Sultan hosted the 17th international meeting on Syria in December 2021,” the address reads.
He hopes that Syria would be reinstated in the Arab League “in the near future, according to TASS.
Basma Qaddour