Peace talks on Syria to be held in Nur-Sultan in early August

The high-level Astana peace talks meeting on Syria will be held in Nur-Sultan on August 1-2, Russian Special Presidential Envoy for the Middle East and Africa, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said.

"This is a new and important element. The Astana peace talks summit in Turkey will be held after the Nur-Sultan meeting," TASS cited him as saying.

"We need specific agreements to consolidate them at the highest political level during the summit," Bogdanov specified.