Sputnik � Syrian President Bashar Assad and Hossein Jaberi Ansari, a senior adviser to the Iranian foreign minister, discussed on Sunday formation of the Syrian constitutional committee and the meeting of the guarantor states in Geneva on December 17-18, Assad�s press service said.




During the meeting, Assad praised Iran's efforts toward�forming of�the constitutional committee amid�obstacles created by�the countries sponsoring terrorism.

"Ansari at�a meeting on�Sunday evening informed Assad about�preparations for�convening the meeting of�the guarantor states on�Syria, which is planned to�be held in�the next two days in�Geneva, taking into�account reaching an agreement on�the final formation of�the committee," the press service said.

Last month UN Special Envoy for�Syria Staffan de Mistura voiced his hope that the Syrian Constitutional Committee could convene in�December.

Syria�s Ambassador to�the United Nations Bashar Jaafari told the UN Security Council earlier that Damascus believes that the Syrian Constitutional Committee, set to�draft reforms to�the country's constitution, should be established as�soon as�possible.