SOCHI, Russia, (ST)-The 10th round of Astana talks on Syria started today in the Russian city of Sochi with the participation of the Syrian Arab Republic delegation, led by Dr. Bashar Al-Jaafari, in addition to other delegations, including the UN and the “opposition”.
The delegation of the Syrian republic held a meeting with the Russian delegation led by Alexander Lavrentiev, the Russian President’s Special Envoy for Syria.
Earlier, The Russian delegation held a meeting with the UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura within the framework of bilateral meetings between the guarantor countries of Astana Process (Russia, Iran and Turkey) and the other participating delegations.
Astana, the Kazakh capital, had hosted nine rounds of talks on Syria, the latest of which was held on May 14 and 15. During this meeting the three guarantor countries renewed their commitment to preserving Syria’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity and to continue the war on terrorist organizations until it terrorism is completely eliminated.
Hamda Mustafa