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Russia, Iran, Turkey meet, seeking deal on new Syria constitution body

GENEVA- Russia, Iran and Turkey are nearing agreement on the composition of a Syria committee that could pave the way for the drafting of a new constitution and for elections after a devastating civil war, diplomats said on Tuesday.
The foreign ministers of the three nations, who support opposing sides in Syria's nearly eight-year-old conflict, began talks in Geneva to seal their joint proposal and seek the United Nations' blessing for it, they added.
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, asked on arrival whether he expected to reach an agreement with counterparts Sergei Lavrov of Russia and Mehmet Cavusoglu of Turkey, told reporters: "I hope so."