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Arab, International

January, 2017

  • 18 January

    Putin briefs Merkel and Hollande on preparations for Astana talks on Syria

    Moscow, SANA – Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks on phone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande about the Russian-Turkish-Iranian agreement on the ceasefire in Syria …

  • 18 January

    Lavrov: The opposition delegation to Astana talks will include those who signed cessation of hostilities agreement

    Moscow, SANA-Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced that the representatives of the Syrian government and the opposition, which signed the cessation of hostilities agreement during the last December, will be …

  • 17 January

    Bishop Hilarion: Russian Orthodox Church will take part in destroyed worship places in Syria

    Moscow, SANA – Metropolitan Hilarion, Head of the External Church Relations Department of the Russian Orthodox Church, affirmed that the Church will take part in the rebuilding of worship places …

  • 17 January

    Lavrov: We hope the new US administration will accept invitation to Astana talks

    Moscow, SANA – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said it is right to invite representatives of the US and the UN to Astana talks on Syria, scheduled for January 23th. …

  • 16 January

    Lavrov discusses with Kazakh and Turkish counterparts preparations for Astana talks on Syria

    Moscow, SANA – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed with Kazakh counterpart Kairat Abdrakhmanov preparations for talks on the settlement of the crisis in Syria due to be held in …

  • 14 January

    Tehran supports political solution to the crisis in Syria

    Tehran, SANA- Iran affirmed on Saturday its firm stance in supporting Syria’s independence and territorial integrity. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi told FARS news agency that Iran has always stressed that the only …

  • 13 January

    Putin discusses with Russian Security Council ongoing preparations for Syrian talks in Astana

    Moscow, SANA- Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed with the members of the Russian Security Council the ongoing preparations for the Syrian-Syrian talks due to be held in the Kazakh capital …

  • 13 January

    Zakharova: ISIS and al-Nusra use pure chemical warfare agents in Iraq and Syria

    Moscow, SANA – Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova affirmed that the terrorists of Jabhat al-Nusra and ISIS are using pure chemical warfare agents in Iraq and Syria such as …

  • 12 January

    Haddad, Bogdanov discuss preparations for Astana talks

    Moscow, SANA- Russian President’s representative to the Middle East, Deputy Foreign Minister Michael Bogdanov discussed on Thursday with the Syrian Ambassador in Moscow Riad Haddad means to settle the crisis in Syria with focusing …

  • 12 January

    De Mistura: The cessation of hostilities agreement in Syria is largely holding

    Geneva, SANA – UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura affirmed on Thursday that the cessation of hostilities agreement in Syria is largely holding but there are some exceptions. The Hmeimim-based Russian …