Lavrentiev: The next round of talks on Syria in the Astana format to be held this fall

Nur-Sultan, SANA- Alexander Lavrentiev, the Russian President’s Special Envoy to Syria, Head of the Russian delegation to the 18^th International Meeting on Syria in the Astana format has announced that the next round of talks on Syria in the Astana format will be held this fall.

“The next round of Syrian talks in the Astana format will be held in fall 2022,” Lavrentiev said in a statement to journalists on Thursday.

Lavrentiev made it clear that Moscow is not satisfied with Geneva as a place for holding the meetings of the Committee of Discussing the Constitution, because Switzerland is ahead of the rest of the Western countries in terms of sanctions and anti-Russian rhetoric.

He added that talks are underway on this issue and will continue.

Lavrentiev said that the guarantor countries of the Astana process have not yet agreed on a specific proposal on the date of the next meeting of its leaders, indicating that the Iranian partners have expressed their willingness to host the meeting.

Regarding the Turkish regime’s threats of aggression against Syria, Lavrentiev reiterated Russia’s opposition to that, calling on Turkey to retreat, not to resort to violence, and to resolve everything by peaceful means.

Ruaa al-Jazaeri