Talks between ministers of the Astana format on the situation in Syria have started in Doha (Qatar).
Report informs via TASS that the Astana format meeting on Syrian settlement will be held between the foreign ministers of Russia, Iran, and Türkiye.
An armed conflict has been ongoing in Syria since 2011. The talks in Astana, known as the Astana format, have been conducted since 2017. The Astana format includes Russia, Iran, and Türkiye as guarantor countries of the Syrian crisis settlement process, as well as representatives of the Syrian government and opposition, the UN, and observer countries - Jordan, Lebanon, and Iraq.