Kerry, who co-chaired the meeting along with Lavrov, told reporters that the ISSG members agreed to make the cessation of hospitalities agreement a lasting one.
Lavrov, for his part, said the most important thing is to stress that the reference of the group’s work is the UN resolutions and that “our stance is unified and joint”.
He added that the resolutions adopted today reaffirmed the importance of the agreements reached before, the most important of which being that of maintaining the cessation of hostilities all over Syria so as to reach the political process, in addition to making progress in all fields.
- The Russian Foreign Minister reiterated that the Syrian Kurds representatives cannot be excluded from the settlement process in Geneva, stressing that the commitments about separating the “moderate opposition” from Jabhat al-Nusra must be complied with as the latter tends to form various alliances with the groups that signed the cessation of hostilities agreement.
Influence should be practiced on the countries that are still covertly collaborating with Jabhat al-Nusra, said Lavrov.
He reiterated support for Syria as a UN member and stressed its sovereignty and territorial integrity, noting that the unilaterally imposed US and Western sanctions imposed on the Syrian people have badly affected the humanitarian situation in Syria.
- Lavrov said the main priority now is for fighting terrorism, stressing that the Syrian army is the most effective and important force in combating terrorism.
He highlighted that there are plenty of elements which prove that broad networks for continuing support to terrorists in Syria are being run by the Turkish side.
The UN Special Envoy noted that no specific date has been set so far for next round of Geneva talks.
The ISSG meeting was held earlier today with the participation of 20 states and organizations.
The meeting discussed means of reestablishing the agreement of cessation of hostilities in Syria and pushing forwards efforts of the political settlement process of the crisis.
Vienna has witnessed several separate meetings between a number of foreign ministers to discuss details of the meeting and the text of the concluding statement.
China’s Special Envoy for Syria Xie Xiaoyan expressed optimism prior to the meeting, expecting advance regarding boosting the cessation of hostilities and broadening the humanitarian access.
He called for being patient as to achieve a sustainable advance of these international efforts for helping solve crisis in Syria.
For his part, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier told journalists that the meeting aims at finding means of boosting the calm state in all the Syrian territories, delivering assistance and encouraging “opposition” to return to the negotiation table in Geneva.
ISSG includes Russia, the USA, China, Iran, France, Britain, Germany, Italy, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE and representatives of the European Union, the Arab League and the UN.
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17/5/16
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