Iran Press/ Iran News: On Monday evening, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a Twitter message wrote that active Iranian diplomacy is moving forward.
He said: "Over the past week, I have met with Martin Griffiths, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, and today with Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al-Thani."
Zarif emphasized that the region is Iran's top priority, and he added the deputy foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey and Russia will meet in Sochi on Tuesday to advance the Astana process.
The delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran headed by Ali Asghar Khaji, Senior Assistant Foreign Minister for Special Political Affairs of Iran, arrived in Moscow on Monday evening to participate in the 15th International Meeting of Senior Experts of the Astana Process.
The review of the latest developments in Syria in various fields will be the main focus of the talks between the representatives of Iran, Russia and Turkey in the two-day meeting which will be held in Sochi, Russia.
The 15th Astana Talks will be attended by representatives of the guarantor countries, including Turkey, Russia and Iran along with representatives of the Syrian government and the opposition group, as well as the UN representative to Syria.
Representatives of the guarantor countries, including Turkey, Russia and Iran, as well as representatives of the Syrian government and the opposition, along with the UN envoy to Syria, will attend the 15th Astana talks.
The Islamic Republic of Iran and Russia started negotiations in the Astana process more than 5 years ago, and during this period, 14 rounds of negotiations were held in which representatives of the Syrian government and some countries in the region also participated.
One of the most important achievements of these talks is the signing of a memorandum of understanding to establish safe zones in Syria, which was reached in the fourth round of the Astana talks. 219
