Russia is planning to host a series of meetings on Syria conflict after efforts at the international level to hammer out a peace deal failed in Geneva earlier this year.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov on Friday said Moscow is conducting preliminary consultations for such negotiations.
The talks, according to him, would be all-encompassing with representatives from both the government and the Western-backed opposition engaged in peace-making process.
Last week, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem travelled to the Russian capital, Moscow, where he reportedly discussed with Russian President Vladimir Putin ways to re-launch peace talks.