UN envoy discusses new Syria constitution body with Iran, Turkey, Russia FMs
Tehran (KNA) - The foreign ministers of Iran, Russia and Turkey have held talks with the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura on the composition of a Syrian constitutional committee.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian and Turkish counterparts Sergei Lavrov and Mevlut Cavusoglu, respectively, met in the Swiss city of Geneva with the outgoing UN envoy for Syria in Geneva on Tuesday.
The meeting between the foreign ministers of the three countries, as guarantors of the Syria peace process, and the UN diplomat could pave the way for the drafting of a new constitution and for elections after a nearly eight-year-old devastating war in Syria.
Speaking to reporters upon his arrival in Geneva, the Iranian foreign minister said he hoped to reach an agreement with Russia and Turkey on the setting up of the new constitutional committee in Syria.
When asked whether he expected a deal to be reached, Zarif said, "I hope so."
De Mistura, who is due to step down on December 31, has been making efforts since January to clinch an agreement on the identity of 150 members of a new constitutional committee to revitalize a stalled peace process in Syria.
The United Nations said in a statement on Friday that the Geneva talks will focus on setting up a "credible, balanced, and inclusive" committee to draft a new constitution for Syria and usher in elections.
Source: PressTV