Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday denied postponing a Syria peace conference, saying the conference is being prepared for.

“This congress is being prepared now,” FM Sergei Lavrov told reporters on Tuesday.

“No one has postponed it because the date of the congress has not been officially announced,” he added.

Russia pledged during talks in Kazakhstan last week to bring the Syrian government and the foreign-backed militant opposition together for a congress to push peace efforts in the city of Sochi on November 18. However, Moscow did not make an official announcement concerning the date of the conference.

Lavrov said then Moscow was in touch with Turkey, Iran, the Gulf nations and other countries to determine the conference’s agenda and date.

He said Moscow was also in contact with the Syrian government and a range of opposition forces as well as the UN special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura.

Source: Agencies