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Publish Date : 16 October 2016 - 20:53  ,  
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Lausanne Meeting Participants Reaffirm Commitment to Preserve Syria's Integrity

TEHRAN (Basirat)- International ministerial meeting on the Syrian settlement in the Swiss city of Lausanne confirmed the intention of the Syrian integrity.
International ministerial meeting on the Syrian settlement in the Swiss city of Lausanne confirmed the intention of the Syrian integrity.

sputniknews.com reports:

— All participants of the international ministerial meeting on the Syrian settlement in the Swiss city of Lausanne confirmed their commitment to preserve Syria's integrity, where the Syrians themselves would determine their future, the Russia Foreign Ministry said Sunday.

On Saturday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, US State Secretary John Kerry, UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan De Mistura, as well as foreign ministers of Qatar, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Egypt took part in the multilateral meetin

"All participants of the meeting confirmed their commitment to preserve Syria as an integral, independent and secular state, where the Syrian people will determine the country's future through an inclusive political dialogue," the statement reads.


During the meeting, the Russian side said that the separation of moderate opposition from Jabhat Fatah al Sham militants (also known as the Nusra Front, or Jabhat al-Nusra) and other terrorist groups was necessary for the renewal of the ceasefire regime.

"In this regard, the joint work of all participants of the meeting with the forces present in Syria will be required. At the same time, it is necessary to understand that operations against Daesh and Jabhat al-Nusra will be continued," the ministry said.


Saturday's multilateral meeting on Syria has brought no results, as the participants have failed to reach a consensus over how to renew the ceasefire regime.

Read more: https://sputniknews.com/europe/201610161046380461-syria-meeting-lausanne-russia/

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