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Russian Envoy Visited Israel on Dec.24 to Discuss Syrian Settlement

© AFP 2023 / THOMAS COEXA general view shows the Dome of the Rock (C) and the Al-Aqsa mosques (R) in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's old city on November 21, 2014
A general view shows the Dome of the Rock (C) and the Al-Aqsa mosques (R) in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's old city on November 21, 2014 - Sputnik International
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Russia's special presidential envoy on the Syrian settlement, Alexander Lavrentiev visited Israel on December 25 to discuss the resolution of crisis in Syria, local media reported Sunday.

Saudi official Abdulaziz al-Saqr (C) and members of the Syrian opposition Louai Safi (R) and Hend Kapwat (L) talks to media during a press conference held after the end of the Syrian Opposition conference in Riyadh, on December 10, 2015 - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) Lavrentiev and large delegation from Russia arrived in Israel on Thursday to meet Israeli leadership and to discuss potential diplomatic talks, aimed to end Syrian civil war, the Haaretz newspaper reported.

The newspaper added that, during the talks, the Israeli side shared with Russia's envoy its position about potential agreement on Syria, which could be signed in future. According to this position, Israel would like to prevent possible terror attacks of its territory from Syria as well as transfer of arms from Syria to Lebanese Hezbollah group.

Syria has been in a state of civil war since 2011, with the army loyal to country's President Bashar Assad fighting several opposition factions and militant groups, including the Islamic State or Daesh in Arabic, which is banned in a range of countries including Russia.

International talks on the settlement of the Syrian crisis started in October. Earlier this month, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Syrian settlement, which reaffirmed the goals to bring the entire spectrum of the political groups in the country to the negotiating table and said the next round of the talks would take place in January 2016.

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