Russian, Iranian, Turkish delegations hold joint dinner in Astana

Delegations of Russia, Iran and Turkey took part part in a joint dinner in the hotel Rixos President Astana in the Kazakhstan's capital before the start of intra-Syrian negotiations, Russian Foreign Ministry’s Director of Middle East and North Africa Department Sergey Vershinin said, Sputnik reports.

"The dinner took place," Vershinin told Sputnik.

The dinner followed consultations between Vershinin, Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hussein Jaberi Ansari and members of the Turkish delegation.