Syrian constitution: The commission could meet early 2019

Russia, Iran and Turkey want to redouble their efforts to get the Syrian Constitutional Committee to meet in early 2019 to work on a new constitution and elections in Syria.

Following a meeting in Geneva on Tuesday, UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura, who will leave the post on December 31, praised "the work done" but said that he still have a way to go in setting up a "credible and balanced" constitutional commission.

The commission, for their part, said in a statement the Russian, Turkish and Iranian foreign ministers will have to work "in a spirit of compromise and constructive engagement".