Russia invites Egypt to attend Syrian National Dialogue Congress

Egypt has received a formal invitation from Russia to take part in the Syrian National Dialogue Congress in Sochi scheduled for late this month, TASS reports. Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zeid says the conference “will discuss the mechanism for achieving a political solution to put an end to the crisis in the country… Egypt’s stance in favor of a political solution in Syria, which should preserve the Syrian state, its unity and meet the aspirations of people in that country who continue to be affected by the scourge of the war and destruction.”