Third round of intra-Syrian talks in Astana to be held in March

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs, Hossein Jaberi Ansari, who headed Iran’s diplomatic team at the talks on intra-Syrian settlement in Astana, announced that the next round of negotiations is planned to be held in Kazakhstan in March.

He further emphasized that a communique has been finalized by a joint committee monitoring the ceasefire in Syria, which has been established by Iran, Russia and Turkey.

"According to a preliminary agreement that would be finalized in diplomatic consultations, the next round of the talks will be held in less than a month," Tasnim cited Ansari as saying.

The representative of the Syrian armed opposition delegation, Osama Abu Zeid, does not expect there to be another round of talks in Astana.