Sputnik News- A document on creation of the international coalition on demining the UNESCO cultural heritage sites in Syria is to be discussed at forthcoming Tehran meeting, a diplomatic source told Sputnik.

The guarantor-states of�the Syrian ceasefire regime are expected to�discuss a document on�creation of�the international coalition on�demining the UNESCO cultural heritage sites in�Syria at�a meeting in�Tehran on�April 18-19, a diplomatic source told Sputnik.
"During the meeting, it is expected to�coordinate 'the proposals on�creation of�the international coalition on�demining the UNESCO cultural heritage sites in�Syria.' The document was proposed by�the guarantor-states and UN representatives during�the Astana talks on�March 14-15. The representatives of�Damascus, Turkey and Iran have already made their proposals regarding the document. They will be considered at�the Tehran meeting," the source said.


According to�the source, the document prescribes the development of�a roadmap on�deployment of�forces and equipment to�Syria at�coordination with�the Syrian government.
"The preparations for�practical demining actions should not take more than�30 days following�the adoption of�the document," the source said.


In March, Russia, Iran and Turkey initiated a discussion in�Astana on�international assistance on�demining the Syrian city of�Palmyra.

However, the document is also expected to�cover other UNESCO cultural heritage sites in�Syria, and the sides will welcome any foreign assistance in�this activity, including the financial one, according to�the source.

"The document is expected to�be adopted at�the next next round�of Astana talks on�May 3-4� after�its coordination in�Tehran," the source added.