De Mistura called on tripartite deals to hold talks about Syria

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Talks on forming a committee to draft a new constitution are expected to be followed by parallel UN-sponsored talks, including the United States, but the spokeswoman has not set a date.

The United Nations announced on July 31 that de Mistura planned to hold a meeting in early September in Geneva with Russia, Iran and Turkey on forming a constitutional committee to prepare a new constitution for Syria.

the United Nations said in a statement on July 31, the UN envoy held "informal consultations" in Sochi, Russia, with representatives from Iran, Turkey and Russia on forming a committee that would include representatives of the Syrian regime and the so-called Syrian opposition.

The statement added "The Special Envoy is in a rush to hold informal consultations in early September with Iran, Russia and Turkey to finalize the constitutional committee."

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after talks with his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Friday that they discussed in detail the end of work on forming a Syrian constitutional committee as soon as possible.

Lavrov said "We discussed international issues, we paid the main attention to Syria, we discussed the progress of the agreements reached within the framework of the Astana formula at the upper and higher levels."

Russia, Turkey and Iran are partners in Syria. These deals are held at the expense of the Syrian people, as Russia and Iran seek to return the country to the control of the Baathist regime. Turkey seeks to occupy the Syrian north in an attempt to restore the glory of the Ottoman Empire In the north of Syria.

ANHA