Syria ready for peace talks in Moscow: Report
Iran Press TV
Sat Dec 27, 2014 3:48PM GMT
Damascus has expressed readiness to attend the peace talks that Moscow has offered to host between the Syrian government and opposition next month, a report says.
According to Syria's official news agency, SANA, an unnamed Syrian Foreign Ministry official said on Saturday that participation in the meeting will be aimed at "fulfilling Syrians' aspirations to reach a way out of the crisis."
On Thursday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Alexander Lukashevich, said peace talks between the Syrian government and the opposition are set to take place in Moscow sometime after January 20.
The negotiations would see Russian mediation between representatives from the Syrian government, domestic opposition, as well as foreign-based opposition.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has also voiced support for Russia's efforts to broker peace in his country.
The last round of the talks between a Syrian government delegation and the opposition were mediated by the United Nations (UN) in the Swiss city of Geneva in February. The talks came to an end without any tangible results.
Syria has been grappling with a deadly crisis since March 2011. The violence fuelled by Takfiri groups has so far claimed the lives of over 200,000 people, according to the UN.
Takfiri ISIL militants have seized large swathes of land in Syria and Iraq, terrorizing and killing people of all communities, including Shias, Sunnis, Kurds, and Christians, in the areas they are controlling.
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