Astana talks on Syria finished

The intra-Syrian peace talks in Astana have finished and the opposition will continue working on the achieved outcomes during the next round of talks in Geneva, an armed opposition representative Hisham Marua said.

"The meetings in Astana finished today, however, there will be further meetings in Geneva on February 8, during which the achieved outcomes will be complemented," Sputnik cited Marua as saying.

The ceasefire in Syria backed by Russia and Turkey came into effect on December 30. An international meeting on the Syrian settlement began in the capital of Kazakhstan on January 23 with the participation of a number of delegations, including armed opposition, Damascus, Russia, Iran and Turkey.