Russian Foreign Ministry: The next "Astana" formula meeting will be held in Iran

ARK News… Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin, on Monday, said that the summit of the Astana formula on Syria will be held in Iran, as soon as sanitary and epidemiological conditions permit.

Vershinin told the Russian "Sputnik" agency, "We have an agreement that the next Astana summit will be held in Iran as soon as the epidemiological conditions are met." Vershinin pointed out that preparations for the summit had begun earlier.

He explained that "the situation with the Coronavirus led to its postponement until the availability of normal conditions." Vershinin stated that a hypothetical summit for this formula had already been held, pointing out, "It, of course, does not replace the" natural "summit, but it is evidence of the effectiveness of the Astana formula and the fact that Its guarantor countries want to use the full potential of this formula. "

According to the deputy foreign minister, the specific dates for the summit have not been discussed yet, but "there is political determination and focus on their implementation."

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