“The Syrian parties will need to agree on a new constitution and how they see the structures that will provide for a smooth transfer to a new system,” Lavrov said during a joint press conference with Argentine Foreign Minister Susana Malcorra.
“There is understanding that the result of the political process should be a new constitution, on the base of which new snap elections will be held,” Lavrov added.
The previous round of Syrian talks in Geneva finished on March 24. The round saw all delegations submit their settlement proposals to Syrian Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura, who then produced a final paper with points of convergence between the parties.
The peace talks followed a Russian-US-brokered ceasefire deal reached on February 27. On March 14, Putin ordered Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to start withdrawing most of Russia's military contingent from Syria, which had been conducting strikes against terrorist targets since late September.
