25 Nov 2015 14:21

Intl forum for Syria settlement important for achieving peace - Naryshkin

MOSCOW. Nov 25 (Interfax) - Russia attaches great significance to political dialogue in settling the crisis in Syria, in particular that arranged in the form of the so-called Vienna forum by an international group in Syria's support, Russian State Duma Chairman Sergei Naryshkin said at a meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem in Moscow on Wednesday.

"Talking about efforts to achieve peace in Syria, we believe it is important to work hard on the track of a political dialogue between all political forces of the Syrian Arab Republic. And, in this respect, we attach significance to the forming of the Vienna forum in the format of an international support group for Syria," Naryshkin said.