'Syrian government delegation to consult '

moscow - The government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad next week take part in peace talks scheduled in Geneva. That the Russian Foreign Ministry informed Friday.

Officially, Syria nothing about his participation in the consultations led by UN envoy Staffan de Mistura said. It is expected that the Syrian Foreign Minister that will do Saturday.

The Kremlin says that maintaining the territorial unity of Syria, Russia and probably other countries is an essential prerequisite. Minister Sergei Lavrov believes that the ethnic Kurds in Syria should participate in the consultations. Negotiate without the Kurds would be a sign of weakness,, '' of the international community, Lavrov said.