Syrian Ceasefire

Iran, Russia, Turkey to meet UN envoy on Syria

TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) – United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura plans to discuss the issue of the establishment of a constitutional committee in Syria with high-level representatives of the three Syrian ceasefire guarantor nations.

Mikdad:

Al-Moallem, Borisov discuss bolstering coop.

MOSCOW, Sep. 01 (MNA) – Deputy PM, Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al-Moallem discussed with Russian Deputy PM Yury Borisov means to bolster cooperation between Syria and Russia at various fields and upgrade them to the level of high political ones, aimed at achieving a strategic partnership between the two countries.

Putin says ‘great progress’ made towards crisis settlement in Syria

MOSCOW, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that a ‘great progress’ was made in the efforts to find a solution to the crisis in Syria.

Russia registers ceasefire violations in Syrian Latakia, Hama, Aleppo

MOSCOW, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Russia has registered several cases of ceasefire violations by militants over the last 24 hours in Syria’s provinces of Latakia and Hama, as well as in the city of Aleppo, the Russian Defense Ministry’s Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria said Saturday.

Internally displaced Syrians to return home: Zarif’s aide

TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) – Hossein Jaberi Ansari, Iran’s top negotiator at Syrian talks, said Tue. that the internally displaced people of Syria will begin to return home under an agreement reached at the end of the 10th high-level meeting of the guarantor states for a nationwide ceasefire in Syria.

Guarantor states re-voice support for Syrian sovereignty

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – At the end of the international conference on Syrian peace talks in Sochi on Tuesday, Iran, Russia, and Turkey issued a final statement reaffirming their support for Syria’s sovereignty.

Syrian refugees leaving Rsas, returning to areas freed from militants

RSAS, Jul. 31 (MNA) – Syrian refugees are leaving a camp in Rsas town in Syria's Suwayda province and returning to the areas that have been liberated from militants, a director of a camp for displaced persons said.

Iran, Russia, Turkey confer on Sochi statement

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – The Iranian, Turkish and Russian delegations sat down for talks Mon. night in Sochi to confer on the draft of the final statement of the 10th high-level meeting of the guarantor states for a nationwide ceasefire in Syria.

Turkish, Russian, German, French leaders to meet in Istanbul - Erdogan

MOSCOW, Jul. 29 (MNA) – The leaders of Turkey, Russia, Germany and France will meet in Istanbul on September 7, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters Sunday.

Syrian Army liberates 21 towns, villages, farms in southern region

QUNEITRA, Jul. 22 (MNA) – A military source announced Saturday that army units established control over 21 towns, villages and farms  in the area between Daraa and Quneitra countryside were liberated after eliminating all terrorists there.

Britain officials call government to stop supporting terrorism in Syria

LONDON, Jul. 21 (MNA) -- Britain officials called Teresa May’s government to stop supporting terrorist organizations in Syria under the name of “opposition groups” and to work towards finding a political solution to the crisis in the country.

Putin:

Moscow, Washington cooperate to resolve crisis in Syria

HELSINKI, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow and Washington can cooperate to resolve crisis in Syria and help the Syrian displaced return to their home.

1st batch of terrorists evacuated from Daraa al-Balad to N Syria

DARAA, Jul. 16(MNA) – The first batch of terrorists and their families, who rejected the reconciliation agreement, was evacuated from Daraa al-Balad area towards northern Syria.

Agreement in Bosra al-Cham for ceasefire, handing over weapons to state

DARAA, Jul. 07 (MNA) – SANA war correspondent reported on Friday evening that an agreement reached between Syrian Government and terrorist groups in Bosra al-Cham city.

Zarif’s senior aide heads delegation to Geneva

TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – Hossein Jaberi Ansari, senior aide to Iranian foreign minister, has headed a delegation to Geneva Monday morning to take part in international peace talks on Syria.

Syrian Army closes in on remaining terrorists in al-Hajar al-Aswad

DAMASCUS, May 16 (MNA) – Syrian Arab Army units, baked by the Syrian Air Force, continued on Tuesday the military operation against terrorist groups in the remaining area of the ​​northern part of al-Hajar al-Aswad neighborhood, clearing new buildings in the area from terrorists.

Ninth round of Astana talks on Syria kicks off

ASTANA, May 14 (MNA) –The ninth round of Astana talks on Syria kicked off on Monday with the participation of Syrian delegation headed by Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari.

Xiaoyan:

China, Russia to expand cooperation regarding settlement in Syria

BEIJING, May 13 (MNA) – China’s Special Envoy for Syria, Xie Xiaoyan, has stressed that China and Russia will boost cooperation to reach a solution to the crisis in Syria.

Foreign interventions postpone peace in Syria: FM Zarif

TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif condemned the unilateral military action [of US, UK, and France] against Syria as a measure postponing the attainment of peace in the war-torn country.

Syrian Army continues operations against terrorist positions in Damascus

DAMASCUS, Apr. 21 (MNA) –The Syrian Arab Army continued targeting the positions of terrorist organizations in the Western Ghouta as part of the military operation for uprooting terrorism south of Damascus.

Next intl. meeting on Syria to be held in mid-May

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – As recounted in the joint statement issued by the foreign ministers of the three guarantor states of Syrian peace-process in Astana, the next high-level meeting on Syria will be held in mid-May 2018.

Guarantor states meeting kicks off in Astana

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – The trilateral meeting between the foreign ministers of Iran, Russia, and Turkey, as the three guarantor states of peace in Syria, kicked off in Astana on Friday morning.

Putin, Erdogan discuss situation in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta

MOSCOW, Mar. 07 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed situation in Eastern Ghouta in a phone conversation with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Kremlin’s press service said in a statement.

Iran’s Jaberi Ansari meets Russian, Turkish negotiators in Geneva ‎

TEHRAN, Mar. 07 (MNA) – Hossein Jaberi Ansari, a senior assistant to Iran’s foreign minister in political affairs, has held talks with the heads of Russian and Turkish delegations in Geneva over the Syrian crisis.

Army chief:

Syria’s entire territory must be cleansed of terrorists in coming months

TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (MNA) – The Chief of Staff of Iranian Armed Forces stressed that the entire Syrian territory must be cleansed of terrorists in the coming months, adding that Syrian government and army seek ceasefire to ensure security of their people.

Russian, Swedish FMs discuss settling crisis in Syria

MOSCOW, Feb. 25 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and Swedish counterpart, Margot Wallstrom, have discussed issues pertaining to settling the crisis in Syria.

UNSC to vote on Syria ceasefire resolution Sat. at noon

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (MNA) – The UN Security Council will vote on the Syria ceasefire resolution on Saturday at noon, Kuwait’s Ambassador to the United Nations Mansour Ayyad Otaibi told reporters.

Lavrov:

Terrorists in Eastern Ghouta use civilians as human shields

MOSCOW, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the root of the problems in the Eastern Ghouta is the presence of Jabhat al-Nusra use civilians as human shields and claim that humanitarian conditions are bad there.

UN envoy stresses resolution 2254 at Vienna Syrian talks

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – At the end of the two-day intra-Syrian talks in Vienna, UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura stressed the need for following up on the Geneva process and implementation of resolution 2254.

Lavrov :

We will continue counter-terrorism efforts in Syria

MOSCOW, Jan. 15 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, said we will continue counter-terrorism efforts in Syria in parallel with preparation for the Syrian National Dialogue Congress in Sochi.