DAMASCUS, Sept 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, received Russian president’s Special Envoy to Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev and discussed with him the tripartite summit that will take place today (Monday), in Ankara.
Lavrentiev informed Assad about the work schedule of the tripartite summit that will take place among Turkey, Russia, and Iran.
The discussion also touched upon Russian efforts, to surpass obstacles placed by “some countries in the region and abroad, that aim to prolong the Syrian war.”
The Russian official also underscored his country’s willingness to continue working with Damascus, on countering terrorism and liberating all Syrian areas.
Report said that, Lavrentiev arrived in Damascus to hold talks with the Syrian leadership ahead of the tripartite summit in Ankara.
The report said that, the tripartite summit will discuss the situation in Syria’s Idlib province, the last major rebel stronghold in Syria, as well as, the formation of the constitutional committee, among other issues, such as the situation in Kurdish-controlled areas in eastern Syria.
The decision to set up a constitutional committee was agreed on at the Syrian National Dialogue Congress, held in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi on Jan 30, 2018.
The launch of a Syrian constitutional committee has become the centerpiece of UN peace efforts in the country, intending to hold elections to end the eight-year devastating war.
The Syrian government has been reluctant to allow any foreign interference in the constitution, saying, this is a sovereign matter.– NNN-XINHUA