- Title: Russia's Lavrov says aim for Astana talks is consolidating Syria truce
- Date: 17th January 2017
- Summary: MOSCOW, RUSSIA (JANUARY 17, 2017) (REUTERS) RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, SERGEI LAVROV, AT NEWS CONFERENCE / JOURNALIST ASKING QUESTION (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, SERGEI LAVROV, SAYING: "One of the aims of Astana meeting will be of course to consolidate a ceasefire, and the second one is to agree that these (opposition) field commanders will be fully involved in the political process." NEWS CONFERENCE ON PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, SERGEI LAVROV, SAYING: "Field commanders should become full and active participants of this process. I think we should not limit this process by involving only those groups which have signed a ceasefire agreement on December 29. Any other armed groups which would like to join the agreement should have an opportunity to do so. We already have requests from some rebels who are not part of the agreements but want to join them." MEDIA
- Embargoed: 31st January 2017 09:25
- Keywords: Russia Sergei Lavrov Syria Kazakhstan Astana talks
- Location: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- City: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- Country: Russia
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0015ZGXBGN
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:The aim for upcoming peace talks on the Syria crisis in Astana, Kazakhstan, is to consolidate a ceasefire and involve opposition field commanders, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a news conference in Moscow on Tuesday (January 17).
Lavrov also told that more opposition militants had the right to join the ceasefire and that many had asked to do so. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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