All parties confirm participation in 9th round of Astana talks on Syria
Kazakh foreign Ministry announced Saturday that all parties of Astana process confirmed their participation in 9th round of Astana talks on Syria scheduled to be held this week at the Kazakh capital of Astana. RT website quoted the Ministry as saying in a statement that delegations of the guarantor states (Russia, Iran and Turkey), in […]
FM Zarif tells Lavrov hopeful to see Astana process bear fruit
The foreign ministers of Iran and Russia met in Moscow on the sidelines of the trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of the guarantor states of Astana Process and voiced hope to achieve good results with the efforts for Syria. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, […]
Iran, Russia, Turkey meet to revive Astana talks after U.S. raid on Syria
MOSCOW – The foreign ministers of Iran, Russia and Turkey plan to meet in Moscow on Saturday to revive talks between the Syrian government and opposition groups. The meeting comes days after the U.S.-led attacks on Syria, a move which Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said have made the situation more complicated in the […]
Astana process successful in countering terrorism: Pres. Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan that the Astana Peace Process and the efforts of the three countries have led to great achievements in war on terror. “The Astana Peace Process and the efforts of the three countries have resulted the best successes in the war on terrorists,” said Iranian […]
Progress in reaching agreement on many issues in Astana 8
ASTANA – Kazakh Foreign Minister, Kairat Abdrakhmanov, said that reaching an agreement by the guarantor states of the cessation of hostilities agreement in Syria,( Russia, Iran and Turkey) on a number of issues on the agenda of Astana 8 meeting on Syria, held last week, is a “great progress.” “We await further practical steps from […]
Jaberi Ansari, Bashar Jaafari talk Syrian settlement in Astana
TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy FM Hossein Jaberi Ansari and Syrian envoy to UN, Bashar al-Jaafari held talks on the Syrian settlement in the framework of Astana 8 meeting in Kazakhstan. Syrian Arab Republic delegation, headed by Bashar al-Jaafari, held a meeting in Astana on Thursday with Iranian delegation, headed by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for […]
Russia, Iran holding consultations on Astana 8 meeting
Delegations from Russia and Iran are holding consultations on Thursday during the eighth round of talks on the Syrian settlement in Astana. The Russian delegation is headed by Russian Special Presidential Representative for Syria Alexander Lavrentyev, and the Iranian delegation by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari, TASS reports from the venue. The eighth […]
New parties may join Astana talks on Syria
New players may participate in the seventh international Astana meeting on Syria, Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov told reporters on Monday. “I don’t rule out such a possibility, everything depends on how the guarantor countries coordinate their activities,” he said when asked if new parties could join the Astana talks, according to TASS. According to […]
Astana Talks End With Agreement on Syria De-Escalation Zones
ASTANA – Iran, Turkey and Russia Iran have agreed Friday on the borders of the de-escalation zones, including the main opposition-held region of Idlib, at the Syria peace talks in Kazakh capital Astana. Turkey, Iran and Russia will send 500 observers each to Idlib to monitor the de-escalation deal, and the Russian ones will be […]