The Russian government has proposed an eight-point Syrian peace proposal, calling for the drafting of a new constitution and an early presidential election.
Russia recently introduced its peace plan document - "Approach To The Settlement of The Syrian Crisis'' - to the United Nations, according to the Associated Press. It calls for the drafting of a new constitution in up to 18 months followed by a presidential election.
"(The) popularly elected president of Syria will have the functions of commander-in-chief of the armed forces, control of special services and foreign policy," the document said, according to Reuters.
"And, of course, we are receptive for proposals from the other side. It's just Russia's contribution, how we launch a political process...to make parties work together -- government and opposition," Russia's Deputy UN Ambassador Vladimir Safronkov said, RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty reported.
Russia's Syrian peace proposal comes just a few days ahead of the next international talks on the Syrian crisis, which are set to begin in Vienna on Nov. 14.
The U.N. Special Envoy on Syria, Staffan de Mistura, said Tuesday that the delegates from the U.S., Russia, Iran, China, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and France would take part in second the international meeting to resolve Syrian conflict, TASS reported.
"Think about where we were a few months ago. We never imagined we would have the Russian Federation and the [U.S.] heading the same table, and on one side having Saudi Arabia and Iran on the other, plus other countries," Mistura said while mentioning that the first round of talks has generated sufficient momentum to carry the discussions forward, according to the Anadolu Agency.
"We want the meetings to bring some deliverables to the Syrian people and one of them should be a reduction of the violence. Some type of lessening of the conflict and I hope something along those lines can be achieved," he said.
