Participants of the Astana format at a meeting in Doha reaffirmed their commitment to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria and called for a dialog between the government and the legitimate opposition. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the Doha Forum session, TASS reports.

“We firmly reaffirm our message on Syria's territorial integrity and sovereignty,” he noted. - We call for an immediate end to hostilities and the start of dialog between the government and legitimate opposition forces.”

The meeting in the Astana format started today, December 7, in Doha, with the participation of the foreign ministers of Russia, Iran and Turkey.