22nd Int’l Meeting on Syria under Astana format starts activities

Astana, SANA- The 22^nd International Meeting on Syria, under Astana format, kicked off in the Kazakh capital, Astana.

The Syrian delegation will participate in the two-day meeting, in addition to the delegations of guarantor countries (Russia, Turkey and Iran) and delegates from United Nations, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq as observers.

Kazakh Foreign Ministry said in a statement that bilateral and tripartite disscussions will be held between the delegations on November 11th and 12th, adding that a plenary session and a final press conference are scheduled to be held on the 2^nd day.

In its statement, the ministry stressed that the meeting’s agenda includes issues on the development of the regional situation around Syria and the efforts exerted to reach a comprehensive settlement there.

Rafah al-Allouni/ Manar Salameh