NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan, Aug 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Iran, Turkey and Russia, as well as, representatives of the Syrian government and the opposition, will join the 13th round of talks on Syria here on Thursday (today) and Friday, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said, Wednesday.
“At the moment, all previously invited parties have confirmed their participation,” the ministry said.
Iraq and Lebanon will send delegations as observers.
UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, will miss the talks for health reasons, so the UN delegation will be headed by his deputy, it said.
Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, will also come to Nur-Sultan to attend a sideline meeting, on the release of detainees and hostages in Syria.
The main results of the two-day talks will be made public in a joint statement, the ministry said.
The process towards a peaceful settlement in Syria, also known as the Astana process, was launched in Jan, 2017, by Russia, Iran and Turkey in Astana, later renamed Nur-Sultan, to bring warring parties in the Syrian conflict to the table to find a political solution to the crisis.– NNN-XINHUA
