New round of Astana talks to start on Sept. 13
September 10, 2017 - 9:19
TEHRAN – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that the sixth round of the Astana talks on the Syrian crisis is scheduled to be held on Sept. 13-15.
In a joint press conference with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves le Drian in Moscow, Lavrov expressed hope that an agreement on creation of the fourth de-escalation zone in Idlib would be reached.
Iran, Turkey and Russia brokered the Astana dialogue on Syria and the first five rounds of the talks were held on January 23-24, February 15-16, March 14-15, May 3-4 and July 4-5.
NA/PA
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