Russia: Constitutional committee for Syria ‘almost ready’

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat says the make-up of a committee meant to draft a new constitution for Syria is nearly complete, with almost all members agreed on.
The announcement comes after Syria’s warring sides and mediators last month failed to agree on the formation of the committee, which is seen as key to ending Syria’s seven-year civil war.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Russian news agencies on Friday the list of the committee members “is a