Iran, Russia Stress Continued Cooperation on Syria
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Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari and his Russian counterpart Mikhail Bogdanov held a meeting on Tuesday emphasizing the need for continued cooperation to facilitate the progress of Syria's ongoing peace process.
In a meeting held in Moscow, Ansari and Bogdanov called for the continuation of the peace process, which has been underway in the Kazakh capital, Astana, since January.
Russia, Iran, and Turkey helped bring about an all-Syria ceasefire late last year, a mechanism which was later endorsed by the United Nations.
The ceasefire paved the way for the three states to start mediating the Astana process, which has so far seen five rounds of negotiations between the Syrian government and armed opposition groups.
The Astana talks helped revive a long-stalled peace process, supervised by the UN, in the Swiss city of Geneva.
During the fourth round of the talks in May, an agreement was signed on the creation of four de-escalation zones across Syria, where airstrikes were agreed to be halted. The parties to the Astana process are now working to come up with the details of the agreement.
During the Moscow talks, Jaberi Ansari, the head of the Iranian delegation to the Astana talks, stressed the need for aid delivery to Syrians, the formation of a post-crisis political outlook for Syria as well as efforts to secure the return of the displaced to their homeland.
He also underlined the importance of Syria's reconstruction, saying the trio would try to come up with the best courses of action by taking all the above-mentioned issues into consideration.
For his part, Bogdanov said Moscow and Tehran continue to coordinate their steps to enhance security in Syria and put an end to hostilities there.
"We are very interested in such vigorous, productive exchange of views and assessments based on trust, the joint analysis of what is going on in the region," he added.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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