Kremlin spokesman: Astana process is still importa for dialogue
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced on Monday that the Astana process to resolve the Syrian crisis has lost its original purpose, but it is still importa as a mechanism for political consultations and exchange of views between couries.
According to Isna, Peskov said in a press conference in response to the question of the TASS News agency: “The main goal of this process has been lost, but on the other hand, it is always importa as a mechanism for exchanging opinions and political consultations between these couries.” These consultations will coinue in some way.”
Seyed Abbas Araghchi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, also said in his closed session with the members of the parliame, which we on to prese a report on the set of diplomatic activities carried out in the field of developmes in Syria: “The coinuation of the meeting of the Astana process depends on the developmes in Syria and The decision of three couries is Iran, Russia and Turkey.
In response to the question of whether the opposition groups of Bashar al-Assad will be recognized and prese in the new round of the Astana process meeting, the Minister of Foreign Affairs answered the question. He stated: “Basically, the Syrian governme has never attended the meeting of the Astana process, and the Astana process was between Iran, Türkiye and Russia; Whether this process will coinue to work in the future depends on the developmes and decisions of the three couries. Other Arab couries have never been the subject of Astana.”
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