Bashar Ja'afari, head of the Syrian government delegation, speaks at the press conference after the Syrian talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, Jan. 24, 2017. The Syrian talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, ended on Tuesday, with a final communique backing a one year ceasefire reached recently in Syria, and brought six-year-old foes face to face for the first time. (Xinhua/Kalizhan Ospanov)