Two Parallel Talks on Syria Settlement Might Be Held in Astana

... delegation of the opposition. It has always been the most difficult aspect," Naumkin said. On December 17, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed in a phone call the possibility of a meeting in Astana between the parties to the Syrian conflict with Russia, Iran and Turkey as potential mediators. Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev supported the initiative and expressed readiness to provide a platform for such talks in the Kazakh capital. Earlier on Thursday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia launched ...