Russia is ready to host informal talks between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government and the opposition, news agencies quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov as saying on Wednesday.
"Our offer for informal contacts to be held in Moscow as part of preparations for the Geneva 2 (peace conference) is important from the standpoint of creating a beneficial atmosphere, so that people could meet and discuss existing problems," Interfax quoted Bogdanov as saying.
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