DOHA, December 7. /TASS/. States parties to the Astana format, represented by the foreign ministers of Russia, Iran and Turkey, called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Syria and the implementation of resolution 2254 of the UN Security Council, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters.

“We have clearly reaffirmed our commitment to UN Security Council Resolution 2254, first of all in the context of preserving the unity and territorial integrity of Syria, and with regard to the need to establish a political dialogue,” he said. “Of course, all this will only be possible if we put an end to the current situation of progression of opposition forces, including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (banned in Russia), on Syrian soil and the seizure of territories “.