Moscow, SANA-Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova reaffirmed that Russia firmly believes that the future of Syria must be determined by Syrians themselves.<\/p>\n
During a press conference in Moscow on Friday, Zakharova said that only Syrians can ensure the preservation of their motherland as a united, sovereign, multinational and multi-confessional country.<\/p>\n
She said that Moscow satisfied with the Astana meeting as regards the strengthening of the cessation of hostilities agreement, adding that the potential of Astana as a venue to hold communications and to reach agreements is quite high possibilities but it does not substitute the Syrian talks in Geneva.<\/p>\n
She pointed out that Moscow is taking certain steps to support the Geneva process which has gained new impetus thanks to meetings in Astana.<\/p>\n
Zakharova said that militants who do not comply with the cessation of hostilities agreement in Syria should be eliminated.<\/p>\n
She called for concerted efforts to push forward the process of the settlement of the crisis in Syria, adding that Russian-Iranian-Turkish cooperation on Syria is positive and Moscow hopes that this cooperation will be long-term, because everyone is well aware that a settlement in Syria is a long process and requires the concerted efforts of all the participating countries.<\/p>\n
Zakharova reiterated Russia’s stance on the need to involve representatives of Syrian Kurds in the coming Syrian talks in Geneva.<\/p>\n
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