The upcoming round of Geneva talks, expected to take place in mid-October, will be preceded with intra-Syrian talks in Astana, which is expected to find a political end to the situation in the northwestern province of Idlib, where the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front is in control.
Turkey and Russia will try to include Idlib in the de-escalation zones' deal, which has already included areas in southern and central Syria.
The Nusra Front fighters are expected to disband so that Idlib could be part of the de-escalation zones.
"All of these are signs of the near end of the Syrian war, or at least finding a solution to the crisis," Maray told Xinhua.
He said the recent developments are a sign of victory for the Syrian government, which has been withstanding the war for nearly seven years.
CHANGE IN INT'L STANCE TOWARD THE SYRIAN WAR
What strengthens the conviction that the solution is near is also the shift in the international stance toward Syria, particularly toward President Bashar al-Assad, whose ouster is no longer the Western powers' priority.
Boris Johnson, the British foreign secretary, recently said that "We used to say he (Assad) has to go as a precondition. Now we are saying that he should go but as part of a transition. It is always open to him to stand in a democratic election."
Former U.S. ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, also acknowledged in a recent interview that Assad has won the war.
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