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Lavrov confirms negotiations with Turkey on Syria to be held soon

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed that the negotiations with Turkish partners on Syria will be held in the next few days.

MOSCOW, August 20. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed that the negotiations with Turkish partners on Syria will be held in the next few days.

"As guarantor countries of the Astana process, we work with Turkey and Iran on a daily basis, including telephone calls and personal meetings. In the next few days, we are planning to hold negotiations with Turkish colleagues," the minister informed on Monday.

"We discuss Syrian regulation as a whole, all its aspects. However, obviously, we pay attention to the realization of goals that had been agreed on during the creation of the de-escalation zone in Idlib, especially in the military sphere," the Russian top diplomat noted.

Earlier on Monday, Russian Presidential Envoy for the Middle East and Africa and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov informed that Moscow and Ankara would hold important talks on Syria in the nearest future.