Syrian Peace Talks End



Al Jazeera: Russia, Turkey, Iran agree plan to support Syria truce

The three nations also said they supported the willingness of the armed opposition to participate in UN-led talks.

Talks between key Syria war players in Kazakhstan's capital, Astana, have ended with Russia, Turkey and Iran agreeing on a mechanism to support a delicate ceasefire.

The meeting, organised by Russia and Turkey and attended by the government and the armed opposition, was aimed at strengthening a nationwide ceasefire that has largely held despite pockets of violence, and at paving the way towards United Nations-led political negotiations in Geneva on February 8.

It was not immediately clear whether the opposition or the government backed the communique.

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