Astana Peace Talks

Iran FM, Afghan president’s envoy meet in Tehran

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammd Javad Zarif and Afghan President’s senior adviser in reconciliation affairs, Mohammad Omar Daudzai, have sat for talks in Tehran.

Lavrov:

Patience is not endless regarding presence of terrorists in Idlib

MUNICH, Feb. 17 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has affirmed the importance of eradicating the hotbed of terrorism in Idlib, saying that patience in not endless regarding the presence of terrorists in it.

Germany eyes closer cooperation with Astana format

TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – Germany is looking for closer cooperation between the Astana process and the Small Group on Syria, Berlin’s top diplomatic Heiko Maas said Friday.

Iran armed forces chief says US must end Syria occupation

TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – Chief of General Staff of Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri has criticized the US claim on withdrawal of its troops from Syria, stressing that the US troops must end occupying the war-torn country.

Rouhani hails Iran’s coop. with Turkey on Syria

TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) – The Iranian President Hassan has highlighted the importance of Iran’s cooperation with Russia and Turkey in the Astana process on Syria settlement

Pres. Rouhani:

Tehran-Astana ties to develop further by activating potentials

TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) – The Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has stressed development of close ties between Tehran and Astara, calling for activating the existing potentials to further develop the ties.

Lavrov reaffirms importance of preserving Syria’s territorial integrity, independence

RABAT, Jan. 26 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reaffirmed the importance of preserving Syria’s territorial integrity and independence.

Iran condemns deadly attack on Afghan military compound

TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – Iran has strongly condemned the deadly attack on a military compound in Maidan Wardak province, west of the Afghan capital Kabul, which killed scores of Afghan security personnel.

Upcoming Astana meeting to be held in 2nd half of Feb.: Moscow

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry announced that the upcoming Astana meeting on crisis in Syria would be held in the second half of February.

Iran stresses maintaining coop. between Tehran, Moscow, Ankara

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – Senior Aide to the Iranian Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari stressed for maintaining level of cooperation between Tehran, Moscow and Ankara.

Iranian diplomat stresses necessity of closer cooperation with Russia, Turkey on Syria

TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – Senior Aide to the Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari held a meeting with Russian deputy foreign minister in Moscow Thur. during which he stressed the necessity of closer cooperation among Russia, Iran, and Turkey on Syria.

Lavrov:

Reaching solution for crisis in Syria based on respecting its sovereignty, unity

MOSCOW, Dec. 30 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed the need to continue efforts to eliminate terrorism completely and reach a political solution for crisis in Syria that respects its sovereignty and territorial integrity as per Security Council resolution no. 2254.

Putin, Merkel discuss developments in Syria

MOSCOW, Dec. 29 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the developments in Syria in a phone call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Bogdanov:

Russia to host summit of Syria truce guarantor countries early 2019

TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – Russia will host Putin-Erdogan-Rouhani summit within the format of Astana peace talks on Syrian settlement in early 2019, according to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov.

Jaberi, Assad confer on Syrian Constitution committee

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – Syrian President Bashar Assad and the Senior Aide to Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari met on Sunday in Damascus discussing regional issues, including the formation of Syrian constitutional Committee.

Lavrov, Cavusoglu discuss prospects of political settlement in Syria

MOSCOW, Dec. 15 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu prospects of political settlement of the crisis in Syria, among other topics.

Iran-Russia strategic coop. in line with mutual interests: Volodin

TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said Fri. that strategic cooperation between Tehran and Moscow is needed to secure mutual interests on both sides.

Iran, Russia, Turkey FMs likely to hold meeting on Syria

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu announced the possibility of a meeting between the three Syria truce guarantor countries, Iran, Russia and Turkey.

Zakharova:

Terrorists’ schemes to undermine coop. in Astana format futile

MOSCOW, Dec. 01 (MNA) – Plans of terrorists in Syria to undermine cooperation in the Astana format and derail agreement on Idleb are futile and doomed to failure, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on Friday.

Iranian envoy to Astana meets with Khazakh FM

TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) – Senior Assistant of Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kairat Abdrakhmanov, in Astana, on Thursday.

Iran, Russia, Turkey issue joint statement on Syria in Astana

TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) – Iran, Russia and Turkey, guarantors of the Syria ceasefire, issued a joint statement on Thursday, reaffirming their strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic and to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter.

Iran, Turkey, Russia hold trilateral meeting to discuss Syria

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – Delegations of Iran, Turkey, and Russia met on Wednesday in Astana on the sidelines of the 11th Syria peace talks and conferred on various issues regarding the Syrian crisis.

Jaberi Ansari meets with de Mistura during Astana peace talks

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – Hossein Jaberi Ansari, a senior Adviser to Iranian Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, met and held talks with the outgoing UN special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, on Wednesday.

11th Syria peace talks kicks off in Astana

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – The first working day of the 11th round of Syria peace talks in the Astana format kicked off in the Kazakh capital on Wednesday, with representatives of three guarantor states and Syrian opposition group in attendance.

Jaberi Ansari meets Syrian, Russian representatives to Astana peace talks

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – Special Assistant to Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari met and held talks with Syrian and Russian representatives to Astana peace talks, scheduled for 28th and 29th November in the Kazakh capital.

Kazakh’s Astana to host Syrian Peace Process talks on Nov. 28

TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) – The 11th round of Syrian Peace Process talks entitled ‘Astana Talks’ will be held in Kazakh capital Astana on Nov. 28-29 for two days.

Iranian diplomat discusses Syria with UN envoy, Syrian opposition groups

TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – Special Assistant to Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari discussed Syria's latest developments with UN special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura and some of the representatives of Syrian opposition groups.

Intl. meeting on Syria to be held in Astana on Nov. 28-29

TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – International meeting in Astana on the situation in Syria will be held on November 28-29, Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Kairat Abdrakhmanov told reporters.

Lavrov,Cavusoglu discuss holding new Astana meeting on Syria

MOSCOW, Nov.10 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed during a telephone conversation with Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu preparations for a new meeting within the framework of the Astana platform.