Continuation of Astana Format Meetings Depends on Syria Developments: Iran FM
Speaking about his meeting with lawmakers earlier on Monday, Abbas Araghchi said future developments in Syria and the decision of three guarantor states, namely Iran, Russia and Turkey, will determine the continuation of the Astana process.
Asked whether the opposition groups that have overthrown the Syrian government will be present in the possible meetings of the Astan Format, he said the government of Syria was never present in these meetings nor were other Arab countries.
He also noted that during the meeting with the parliamentarians on Monday, he briefed them on the diplomatic efforts made about Syria in recent days and the discussions with regional countries in a Saturday gathering in Doha, Qatar.
Iran, Russia, and Turkey set up the Astana peace process in January 2017 as part of efforts to put an end to the Syrian conflict through the involvement of warring sides in the Arab country.
The three countries have so far held several rounds of talks.
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The latest round of the discussions came in the wake of a surprise attack by militants on Syria’s Aleppo and the countryside around Idlib that led them to capture the countries’ main cities in less than two weeks and then the capture of Damascus, the capital, on Sunday.
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