Turkey, Russia, Iran to meet in Sochi for Syria talks
All parties at 9th round of Astana talks on Syria agree on maintaining de-escalation zones and cease-fire regime
de-escalation zones
What the Astana process gave to Syria
The most tangible and desired result of the Astana process is the agreement on de-escalation zones in Syria, which have the potential to drive the resolution of the Syrian civil war
Risks of de-escalation zones
A part of the Syrian territory is already under control of external actors
