NUR-SULTAN, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- The next round of multi-national talks on Syria can be held here in early December, Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi told reporters Monday.
The Kazakh side was expecting official requests from Russia, Turkey and Iran, Tleuberdi was quoted as saying by Russia's Tass news agency.
According to the Russian media, Tleuberdi said last month that "developments in Syria make it clear that the Astana process is still relevant," adding countries participating in efforts to resolve the situation in Syria "should come to the negotiating table and discuss the issue once again."
The 13th round of talks on Syria was held in the Kazakh capital of Nur-Sultan on Aug. 1-2, and joined by Iran, Turkey and Russia, as well as representatives of the Syrian government and the opposition. Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and the United Nations also sent representatives as observers.
The process toward a peaceful settlement in Syria, also known as the Astana process, was launched in January 2017 by Russia, Iran and Turkey in Astana, later renamed Nur-Sultan, to bring warring parties in the Syrian conflict to the table to find a political solution to the crisis.
