Sputnik - The Russian president has confirmed Moscow's readiness to actively promote the long-term political settlement in the war-plagued country on the basis of the bilateral and international agreements.




Speaking on�phone with�Trump, leaders of�Russia and the United States have discussed in�detail the actual Syrian problematic issues taking into�account the ending military operation to�defeat terrorists in�Syria, according to�the Kremlin.

Putin stressed that that the UN Security Council resolution 2254, arrangements reached within�the Astana format and the joint statement approved by�the Russian and US presidents on�November 11 at�the APEC summit in�Vietnam will be the key documents that will be used for�the restoration of�peace in�Syria.
"The sides discussed the necessity to�preserve the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of�Syria and achieve the political settlement based on�the principles, which must be worked out�in the course of�the broadest possible intra-Syrian negotiation process. And the Russian initiative to�hold the Syrian National Dialogue Congress in�Sochi is aimed at�achievement of�these goals," the Kremlin press service said of�the upcoming trilateral summit of�the Russian, Turkish and Iranian slated for�November 22.


Putin also informed Trump about�the results of�his recent meeting with�Syrian President�Bashar Assad, during�which the Syrian leader reaffirmed his commitment to�the political process, constitutional reform, as�well as�to hold presidential and parliamentary elections.

Russia has taken part in�various diplomatic engagements with�Turkey and Iran in�Astana to�resolve the Syrian crisis. The countries facilitate the Astana format to�find the way for�a political settlement in�Syria. During the Astana talks Russia, Turkey and Iran with�help of�Jordan and the United States tried to�coordinate a whole range of�specifics of�the the creation of�4 de-escalation zones in�Syria.