De Mistura praises Russia’s moves to ensure Syria ceasefire

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura met in Moscow today, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s website said.

"The special envoy gave high marks to Russia’s actions towards ensuring compliance with the cessation of hostilities in Syria, including as concerns the implementation of the memorandum to create de-escalation zones in the Syrian Arab Republic, signed on May 4," the ministry said.

"He noted with satisfaction that talks in Geneva and the Astana process complement each other," the ministry added.