Iranian, Russian officials review latest developments in Syria

The talks in the Kazakh capital of Astana on Tuesday afternoon were held between heads of the Iranian and Russian delegations Hossein Jaberi Ansari and Alexander Lavrentiev respectively.

The fresh Astana talks on Syria is to be held today (on Wednesday.)

The first round of talks between the Syrian government and the armed opposition groups were held in the Kazakh capital on Jan 23-24 in the presence of the Iranian, Russian and Turkish representatives.

Iran, Russia and Turkey are the initiators of the Dec 30 ceasefire in Syria. The three countries have also planned the Jan 2017 Astana talks.

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