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Global Geopolitical Series: Astana partners reach deal on Syrian Constitutional Committee

Astana Process partners, Russia, Turkey, and Iran successfully concluded yesterday’s meeting, and a deal was in agreement, which could pave the way for political reconciliation in the war-ravaged Syria. The deal was struck between Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif.

The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura called for talks with foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey, and Iran to reach an agreement to form a committee that would oversee that drafting of a new post-war constitution for Syria, a country which has been torn by wars and destruction since 2011. De Mistura, who announced he would be stepping down by the end of the year, has tried since January to clinch an agreement on the identity of 150 members of a new constitutional committee to reinvigorate the dormant peace process following a Russian-hosted Syrian peace conference in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. The forming of the constitution is expected to lead to a fair election in the country that might topple the Assad regime, which has ruled Syria since 1970.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government and the fragmented opposition fighting to topple him have each submitted a list of 50 names, but the three nations (Russia, Iran, and Turkey) have been haggling over the final 50 members from civil society and independent members from the UN.

The list is now expected by January, as Turkey vowed to work with President Basher al Assad should he win a fair election after the forming of the new constitution.

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