(VOVWORLD) - Russian Ambassador to the UN in Geneva Alexey Borodavkin said Saturday that discussions on reducing tensions in Syria have had positive impact on the opposition factions in Syria.
 Syrian peace-talks in Astana on May 4, 2017 (Photo: AFP/VNA) |
Borodavkin said the opposition factions withdrew their request that President Bashar al-Assad should go, and agreed on the need to reconnect with Damascus to reform Syria’s constitution. He added that the next round of Syrian peace talks will be held in early September.