Moscow, Jumada I 07, 1438, February 04, 2017, SPA -- Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov discussed on the phone last night the developments of the Syrian crisis with his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault, it was reported here today. According to a Russian foreign ministry statement Lavrov told Ayrault during the conversation that the Syrian constitution draft conducted by Russia is a call for talks and an attempt to find a common ground to fill the gap between the Syrian government and opposition to pave the way for Syrians themselves to determine the future of their country according to the UN security council resolution No. 2254. The statement added that the meeting which was held in Astana on Syria recently is complementary to Geneva meetings to bring at one ceiling those who control the situation on the ground and those who are able to live up to their commitments. --SPA 11:44 LOCAL TIME 08:44 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w325270