MOSCOW/GENEVA. Jan 11 (Interfax) - Russian Presidential Representative for the Middle East, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov hopes for productive tripartite negotiations with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns and UN/LAS Special Envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi.
"We are going to the Geneva meeting with Brahimi and Burns with the readiness to discuss all aspects of the Syrian problem; we are eager to implement the Geneva accords without damaging sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria and without violating the right of the Syrian people to choose their rulers," Bogdanov told the Russia Today channel ahead of the Friday meeting in Geneva.
He stressed that Russia did not see an alternative to last June's Geneva Communique on ways of peaceful settlement of the Syrian problem.
"The Geneva Communique is the foundation of the political settlement of the Syrian conflict," the Russian high-ranking diplomat stressed.
He also noted that Russia did not pursue any special interests in its participation in the Syrian settlement.
"We (Russia) have no geopolitical, military or economic goals (in Syria) yet we seek strengthening of the principles of international law and prevention of foreign interference in internal affairs of other countries that endangers their sovereignty and influences the choice of local residents," Bogdanov said.
The previous round of tripartite consultations of the Russian and U.S. diplomats and Brahimi was held in Geneva on December 9, 2012.
The upcoming meeting will take place soon after the presentation of the Syrian peace settlement plan of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
The plan includes a national reconciliation conference, a referendum on the draft Syrian constitution, a parliamentary election and the formation of a new government.
The National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces backed up by the West has announced its rejection of the al-Assad initiative.