Negotiations between the Syrian government and the armed opposition will start in Astana on January 23. This was announced by the Minister of foreign Affairs of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu Anadolu news Agency.
The Minister explained that they will be possible only if the ceasefire will not be violated.
Previously, he was accused of violation of the ceasefire, representatives of the Shiite group Hezbollah, which fights on the side of Damascus. Cavusoglu also said that representatives of the Russian authorities will arrive in Ankara on January 9-10, to discuss the General provisions of the Syrian ceasefire.
On 29 December President of Russia Vladimir Putin announced that they had reached agreement on a cease-fire in Syria and that the government of the Republic and the armed opposition agreed to start talks. The ceasefire in all the Syrian areas in force at 00:00 on December 30. The guarantors of the truce made by Turkey and Russia.