Russian officials assured that the Syrian government delegation is to take part in the Geneva conference, aimed at ending the deadly crisis in Syria.
Russian officials assured that the Syrian government delegation is to take part in the Geneva conference, aimed at ending the deadly crisis in Syria.
Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov told reporters on Tuesday: "We have no doubt that the government delegation will take part in the second round of international talks in Geneva.”
Bodd
anov remarks were before talks in Moscow between Russian officials and the head of the foreign-backed “Syrian National Coalition” chief Ahmad Jarba.
The talks between Jarba and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov came after an inconclusive 10-day peace conference in Geneva which broke up on Friday.
The next round of the talks is to take place on February 10.
For his part, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov told the state-run RIA Novosti news on Tuesday that "we expected the government delegation, as it had previously assured us, to take part in future negotiations with the opposition."
Yet Gatilov also conceded that "for now, it is premature to talk about any decisions (about a new round of talks) because these have not yet been made."
