Russian Special Presidential Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentyev said Russia is hopeful that progress will be made on two main tracks by the middle of the year, including efforts to promote political reform and stabilize the situation on the ground, which would facilitate the recovery of the Syrian state
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Russian, French diplomats discuss cultural cooperation, says Foreign Ministry
The ministry added that the parties had also exchanged views on the prospects for the Trianon Dialogue Russian-French Civil Society Forum
MOSCOW, January 29. /TASS/. A Russian-French commission, chaired by Russian Special Presidential Envoy for International Cultural Cooperation Mikhail Shvydkoi and Director General for Globalization, Culture, Education and International Development at the French Foreign Ministry Michel Miraillet, has held a video conference meeting on Friday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The meeting’s participants discussed various aspects of bilateral humanitarian cooperation, including cultural and art exchanges, cooperation in the field of school and higher education, youth exchanges and the situations of the Russian language in France and the French language in Russia, the statement reads.
Russia confirmed its continued support for Libyaâs unity, territorial integrity and sovereignty
MOSCOW, January 28. /TASS/. Russian Special Presidential Envoy for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov and Foreign Minister of the eastern-based Libyan government Abdul Hadi Al-Hweij have discussed ways to facilitate intra-Libyan dialogue, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. The parties focused on current developments in Libya and beyond, as well as on the need to effectively facilitate a sustainable intra-Libyan dialogue involving all of the country’s influential political forces for the sake of implementing the decisions made at the Berlin international conference and the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2510, the statement reads.
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United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen (C) listens to speakers during a UN Security Council meeting on Syria at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, US, April 30, 2019. (AP) London - Asharq Al-Awsat
The fifth round of the Syrian Constitutional Committee meetings will convene in Geneva on Monday.
Representatives of the government, the opposition and civil society will participate in the UN-mediated talks of the 45-member “small body”.
The body works closely with a larger 150-member committee to draft a new constitution. The committee is an essential part of the UN efforts to end the devastating Syrian conflict through Syrian ownership and leadership.