Sputnik- An Iranian delegation headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari arrived at the Rixos President Astana hotel that hosts talks on the Syrian peace settlement in order to resume the negotiations, a correspondent of Sputnik reported on Tuesday.


ASTANA (Sputnik) – Earlier on Tuesday, the Russian delegation headed by Alexander Lavrentiev as well as a delegation of the Syrian armed opposition arrived at the hotel.


UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura told reporters that the work was continuing. He also had a short conversation with Ansari.

On Monday, Lavrentiev said that the first day of the Syrian peace settlement talks in Kazakhstan’s capital of Astana was rather successful with the final document being under discussion.