The 13th round of the Astana Process Syrian peace talks will take place Aug. 1-2 in Nur-Sultan, reports the Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The meeting will include for the first time observers from Lebanon and Iraq, Astana Times reports.
The meeting will focus on the situation in Syria, in particular, the province of Idlib and the northeast of the country. It will also address measures to build confidence between the parties and promote the political process, including the formation and launch of a constitutional committee.
The bilateral and multilateral preliminary consultations with the participation of representatives of the government and opposition groups in Syria are scheduled for Aug. 1, with a plenary meeting Aug. 2.
Three guarantor states, Iran, Russia and Turkey, are expected to take part, as well as the government and the opposition of Syria. Representatives from the UN, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq are to take part in the talks as observer parties, with Lebanon and Iraq joining the process for the first time.
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