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Astana Talks Contributed to Syrian Ceasefire Consolidation - De Mistura

© REUTERS / Pierre AlbouyU.N. mediator for Syria Staffan de Mistura leaves after a news conference after a meeting at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, January 12, 2017.
U.N. mediator for Syria Staffan de Mistura leaves after a news conference after a meeting at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, January 12, 2017. - Sputnik International
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UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura named the Astaba talks useful to consolidate the ceasefire regime in the crisis-torn country.

Representatives of the Syria regime and rebel groups along with other attendees take part in the first session of Syria peace talks at Astana's Rixos President Hotel on January 23, 2017. Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP - Sputnik International
Second Round of Astana Talks Yields Pact on Syria Ceasefire Monitoring
MUNICH (Sputnik) — The Syrian settlement talks in Astana were useful to consolidate the ceasefire regime in the crisis-torn country, but it is necessary to focus on political aspects of the reconciliation, UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said Saturday.

"Astana was useful to consolidate ceasefire, but now it is time to talk about political questions," Mistura told reporters when asked about the prospects of Geneva talks.

The first round of Astana talks on Syrian crisis settlement brought together the representatives of the Syrian government and the armed opposition groups for the first time in the six years of the Syrian war. As a result of the talks, Russia, Iran and Turkey agreed to establish a trilateral mechanism to monitor the ceasefire that came into effect on December 30, 2016.

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