Iran Press/ Asia: The 18th round of the international meeting on Syria in Astana format was held on June 15-16 in Nur-Sultan, the capital city of Kazakhstan.
On the second day of the meeting, the UN delegation met with a senior advisor to Iran’s foreign minister on special political affairs and his entourage.
In the meeting, the two sides discussed the latest developments concerning the political settlement of the Syria crisis as well as the Syrian constitutional committee and the humanitarian aspects of the crisis.
The senior advisor to Iran’s foreign minister Ali Asghar Khaji pointed to the latest international developments and called for the international community, the UN, and its specialized institutions to pay more attention to the humanitarian aspects of the Syria crisis. Khaji also demanded an increase in aid for the Syrian people without any political precondition and discrimination.
Khaji then welcomed a general amnesty declared by the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and described it as a positive step toward confidence-building and a sign of the Syrian government’s positive approach toward the peaceful resolution of the disputes.
In the meeting, the two sides discussed the 8th session of the Syrian constitutional meeting in detail. They also welcomed the 9th session of the conference, which is slated to take place on July 25.
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