Russia: ‘Significant progress’ in Syrian peace process July 12, 2019 at 3:11 am | Published in: Asia & Americas , China , Europe & Russia , International Organisations , Iran , Mexico , Middle East , News , Russia , Syria , Turkey , UN , US Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova delivers a speech during a press conference at the Russian Foreign Ministry building in Moscow, Russia on 16 March 2017 [Nikita Shvetsov/Anadolu Agency] July 12, 2019 at 3:11 am Russia on Thursday said there is a “significant progress” in the Syrian peace process, Anadolu reports.
Speaking at a news conference Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said she expects the visit of the UN special envoy for Syria to Damascus will boost the process of establishing the Syrian constitutional committee.
“On the political track, significant progress towards the completion of the formation and launch of the constitutional committee has been made […] We expect the visit of the UN special envoy to Damascus, scheduled for this week, will accelerate the convening of the committee,” Zakharova said.
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The formation of the committee, the ministry spokesman said, will make it possible to launch a direct dialogue between Syrians to determine the parameters of the final settlement of the Syrian crisis and the future of the country.
Syria has been locked in a vicious civil war since early 2011 when the Bashar al-Assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protests with unexpected ferocity.
Since then, hundreds of thousands of people have been killed and more than 10 million others displaced, according to UN officials.
Commenting on tensions surrounding the Iranian nuclear program, Zakharova praised the efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
“We highly appreciate the contribution of the IAEA […]we expect the agency to keep its professional, objective and unbiased approach in the implementation of mandated tasks in monitoring and verification in the light of UN resolution,” she said.
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