Bilateral Meeting Between Russian, Syrian Gov't Delegations Underway in Astana

A bilateral meeting between the Russian delegation, headed by Alexander Lavrentiev, and the delegation of the Syrian government, headed by Bashar Jaafari, started on Tuesday in Astana as part of the Syria negotiations, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

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Sputnik — A new meeting on Syrian settlement in the Kazakh capital officially kicked off with a bilateral meeting between the UN and Russian delegations earlier in the day. The Russian delegation also met with the delegation from Jordan.
Russian-Iranian and Russian-Turkish consultations are planned for later in the day. A trilateral Russia-Turkey-Iran meeting will complete the first day's program of negotiations.

The Astana talks are taking place on March 14-15. A plenary session will take place Wednesday.