Iran, Russia, Turkey agree to ramp up efforts aimed at Syrian constitutional committee
Tehran (KNA) - The Islamic Republic of Iran, Russia and Turkey have agreed to step up efforts aimed at convening the first session of a UN-sponsored Syrian Constitutional Committee early next year in a bid to begin a viable peace process to the country's seven-year-old conflict.
Sergei Lavrov, reading out a joint statement after meeting with Iranian and Turkish counterparts Mohammad Javad Zarif and Mevlut Cavusoglu and outgoing UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura in Geneva on Tuesday, said the work of the new body "should be governed by a sense of compromise and constructive engagement."
Lavrov described the meeting as very positive, stressing that Moscow, Tehran, and Ankara are committed to Syria's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.
The top Russian diplomat added that the three countries support the launch of a Syrian-led political process for the composition of Syria's inclusive constitution.
Source: PressTV