A ranking Iranian diplomat took part in the 8th round of talks about the Syrian constitution and held a meeting with the representatives of the UN, Russia and Turkey at the conclusion of the negotiations.


At the end of the 8th round of talks over the Syrian constitution, the envoys representing Iran, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations discussed the results of the negotiations.

UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Otto Pedersen thanked the three guarantors of the Astana peace process for their cooperation and support for the continuation of the Syrian constitutional committee.

Pedersen also gave a report about this round of talks among the Syrian parties within the framework of the constitutional committee.

He described the atmosphere of the most recent round of negotiations as positive, saying it was very encouraging and will pave the way for achieving better results in the future.

The senior diplomats of the three guarantors also outlined their views regarding the developments in Syria and expressed concern over the surge in the problems of the Syrian people.

Iranian diplomat Ali Asghar Khaji criticized the West for imposing unilateral and illegal sanctions on the Syrian people and conditioning Syria's reconstruction on a political settlement.

Khaji also condemned a surge in the Zionist regime's aggression and its attacks on Syria�s infrastructures and civilian places, describing the silence of the international community toward the Israeli aggression as unfortunate, the Foreign Ministry�s website reported.

The Syrian constitutional committee consists of 150 members from the government, the opposition and the civil society. Each session convenes after being made up of a smaller committee with 15 members from each side.

All parties agreed to hold the next session in late July in Geneva. Prior to the four-party meeting, the envoys of the three guarantors of the Astana process had held talks with each other.

 

 

By Tasnim News Agency