Ankara, Moscow and Tehran have agreed to hold a joint videoconference, followed by a face-to-face meeting to discuss a settlement on Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced on Tuesday. We have supported the proposal to hold a video conference before a face-to-face meeting between the three leaders. According to Lavrov, the videoconference may take place before a gathering of the Syrian constitutional committee. Asked about Iran's view on the situation in Libya, Zarif said Tehran supports Russian and Turkish efforts in the country aiming to end the conflict. While the GNA is backed by Turkey and its ally Qatar, Haftar is supported by Russia, United Arab Emirates and Egypt.

Source: Libya Today June 16, 2020 15:45 UTC