Special Representative of Russian President Alexander Lavrentiev and the senior assistant to the Iranian Foreign Minister for Special Political Affairs Ali Asghar Khaji reviewed Damascus developments, including establishment of the constitutional committee.
Syria’s main opposition group selected a new chief negotiator on Friday ahead of a new round of U.N.-backed peace negotiations with the Damascus government set to kick off next week.
Russia said on Saturday it had told the United States it was unacceptable for Washington to strike pro-government forces in Syria after the U.S. military carried out an air strike on pro-Assad militia last month.
Russian foreign minister and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad javad Zarif discussed in a phone call on Monday the situation in Syria and the preparation for intra-Syrian peace talks in Astana.
