BEIRUT (Reuters) - The government in Damascus is ready to take part in a congress of rival Syrian parties that Russia aims to host in the Black Sea resort of Sochi next month, Syrian U.N. Ambassador Bashar al-Jaafari said on Tuesday.  He said during a televised news conference in Astana, Kazakhstan, that the congress was a result of dialogue with Syria s Russian allies and of victories in the field.  
Syrian government says ready to take part in Moscow-backed congress