Co-president of the Executive Council, Îlham Ehmed: "Damascus agreed, through Russian mediation, to start political negotiations, and the possibility of forming a high committee tasked with discussing the law on local administration in Syria and the administrative structure"
Ehmed said in an interview with "Asharq Al-Awsat" that meetings were held with a Russian Foreign Ministry at the Hmeimim base in Latakia.
Ehmed indicated that there is "seriousness from the Russians in playing the role of mediator and guarantor of the political process, and launching talks with the Syrian government, and russia pledged to pressure it to accept a comprehensive settlement"
Îlham Ehmed: "After the discussions ended in Hmeimim, we traveled to Damascus the next day, and we met with Major General Ali Mamlouk (Head of the National Security Office), in the presence of the Russian envoy."
Îlham Ehmed: "These thorny issues must be addressed through dialogue, keeping the region away from the specter of wars, and protecting its children who have suffered from terrorist organizations such as ISIS, the Al-Nusra Front (Al-Qaida) and the pro-Turkish factions."
Regards the meetings with the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, Ehmed said: "We are working to hold the Cairo 3 conference next March, and we will be part of the Cairo platform represented in the Constitutional Committee."
