"Such a reaction is regrettable, bearing in mind that Washington constantly voices assurances of readiness to facilitate the establishment of a political process in Syria," the diplomat stressed.
According to Zakharova, the call of the United States to put the Geneva platform on the forefront "looks very ridiculous", given the interested personal participation of the special envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Staff of the Mistura in the Sochi event.
Earlier in the Russian Foreign Ministry said that US representatives were invited to participate as observers in the meeting on Syria in Sochi, scheduled for July 30-31.
After that, the US State Department said that the American side is not going to participate in the negotiations.