MNA � Iranian delegation headed by deputy FM Jaberi-Ansari has departed for Astana to take part in the 5th high-level meeting of the Astana Process on Syria.


The Iranian delegation headed by Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab-African Affairs, Hossein Jaberi-Ansari, is slated to arrive in the Kazakh capital Monday noon for a joint working group session with representatives of the two other guarantors of�the Syrian ceasefire, Russia and Turkey, one day before of the Astana talks.

The 5th high-level meeting of the Astana Process on Syria will take place on 4-5 July.

According to Kazakh Foreign Ministry �the guarantor states aim to�adopt regulations on�a detainee and prisoner release working group at�the upcoming talks.�

The Iranian delegation is likely to hold bilateral meetings with other delegations from Turkey, Syria, Russia and the UN for further consultation and discussion on the de-escalation plan in Syria.

In the 4th meeting of the Astana process held on May 3-4, the three ceasefire guarantor states signed a memorandum on�the establishment of�four de-escalation zones in�Syria, with�the monitoring and management being carried out�by the military personnel of�these states.