Syrian Gov't Delegation to Astana Talks Planning to Meet UN Envoy - Source

© AFP 2023 / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEVUN envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura arrives to attend the first session of Syria peace talks at Astana's Rixos President Hotel on January 23, 2017.
UN envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura arrives to attend the first session of Syria peace talks at Astana's Rixos President Hotel on January 23, 2017. - Sputnik International
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The delegation of the Syrian government at the Astana talks remains in the location of negotiations and is planning to meet with UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura, a source in the delegation told Sputnik on Monday.

ASTANA (Sputnik) – Earlier in the day, some members of the delegation were reported to have left the hotel without clarifying the reasons behind it.

"The Syrian delegation remains in the location of negotiations, and will soon meet de Mistura," the source said.

Delegations of Russia, Iran and Turkey hold talks on Syrian peace at a hotel in Astana, Kazakhstan, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. - Sputnik International
Several Members of Syrian Gov't Delegation Leave Hotel Hosting Astana Talks
This is the first time, when Damascus and the armed opposition sit together at the negotiating table since the start of the conflict in the Arab country. Kazakh side expects the meeting to last through Tuesday.

A nationwide ceasefire in Syria backed by Russia and Turkey came into effect on December 30 and was later supported by a UN Security Council resolution.

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