Jaberi Ansari is to discuss major regional and international issues in separate meetings with Syrian political and security top officials.

The senior Iranian diplomat will also discuss the process of Astana international talks with the Syrian officials, IRNA reported.

Jaberi Ansari's visit to Syria is taking place while he hosted UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura in Tehran a couple of days ago.

Iran, Russia and Turkey are the initiators of the December 30, 2016 ceasefire in Syria.

The three countries, known as the grantors of the Syrian ceasefire, have so far held five rounds of talks in Astana to find a way to end the Syrian crisis.

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