Another round of talks on Syria started in Astana, Report informs, citing the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Kazakhstan.
The agenda includes issues of changing the regional situation around Syria and the situation on the ground, issues of combating terrorism, confidence-building measures, etc.
The meeting will be attended by delegations of the guarantor countries - Russia, Türkiye and Iran, as well as representatives of the Syrian government and the Syrian opposition.
Representatives of the UN, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq will act as observers.
Meanwhile, Ali Asghar Hadji, the Senior Adviser to the Iranian Foreign Minister, who heads the Iranian delegation at the talks, told RIA Novosti that the delegations of Russia, Syria, Türkiye and Iran agreed to continue work on a roadmap to normalize relations between Ankara and Damascus.
"Preparations were made for the work, we exchanged views on this issue. Naturally, we did not expect that we would be able to achieve full progress in just one meeting, but it is important that work has begun. We agreed to continue negotiations," he said.
The diplomat also expressed hope for further progress in the work on the normalization of relations between Türkiye and Syria.
Yesterday a quadripartite meeting was held at the level of deputy foreign ministers of Russia, Syria, Türkiye and Iran on the normalization of relations between Damascus and Ankara.