"We hope that the results will be positive," the diplomat said.
"As it is known, our President Emmanuel Macron took part in meeting [with the Astana trio] in Istanbul in late October 2018. We expect progress to be achieved on the basis of the Istanbul summit statement [which supports settlement in Syria on the basis of UN Security Council resolution 2254]."
Bermann also hopes that a Syrian constitutional committee will eventually be formed, paving the way for political settlement of the crisis in the country.