Paris Expects Intra-Syrian Talks in Astana to Be Successful - French FM

© REUTERS / Carlo AllegriFrance's Minister for Foreign Affairs Jean-Marc Ayrault speaks during a high-level meeting on addressing large movements of refugees and migrants at the United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan, New York, US September 19, 2016.
France's Minister for Foreign Affairs Jean-Marc Ayrault speaks during a high-level meeting on addressing large movements of refugees and migrants at the United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan, New York, US September 19, 2016. - Sputnik International
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France expects that Astana negotiations on Syrian settlement will be a success and will result in the conclusion of a ceasefire agreement, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said Tuesday.

A picture taken on January 22, 2017 shows a man walking in downtown Astana, with the Baiterek monument seen in the background - Sputnik International
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DUBAI (Sputnik) – Ayrault added that France would favor establishing permanent ceasefire regime in Syria as well as ensuring the possibility of humanitarian aid delivery.

"We hope for the success of the Astana meeting and for reaching effective ceasefire agreement," Ayrault said at a press conference.

The minister also said he hoped that the negotiations between the Syrian government and opposition groups would resume in Geneva in the near future.

The intra-Syrian talks, brokered by Moscow, Ankara and Tehran, started on Monday in Kazakhstan's capital. The talks brought together the delegation of the Syrian government and representatives of armed opposition groups for the first time since the beginning of the civil war in Syria in 2011. The Astana negotiations will be followed by a UN-mediated meeting in Geneva expected to take place on February 8.

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