Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Representative of the Russian President on the Middle East and African countries Mikhail Bogdanov and Special Envoy of the UN General-Secretary to Syria Geir Pedersen discussed the preparation to the new session of Syrian constitutional committee over the phone on Friday.
"The problems of the work of the Syrian constitutional committee in Geneva were discussed in detail, with a focus on preparations for the 6th session of its drafting commission," the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement. - "They confirmed the importance of steady progress in the settlement of the Syrian crisis on the basis of the UN Security Council resolution 2254, including further coordination of efforts in order to ensure lasting peace and security in Syria.
The previous session of the small group of the Syrian constitutional committee was held in January this year in Geneva.
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Based on materials from TASS