Sputnik News- The intra-Syrian talks in Astana may drag through Tuesday evening, though previously the sides expected the meeting to end by 2 p.m. local time (08:00 GMT), different sources in the participating delegations told Sputnik on Tuesday.

According to�the information provided, the work on�the final document is still ongoing. Russia, Turkey and Iran are expected to�sign the communique, while Syrian government and armed opposition will present their own statements separately.

On the sidelines of�the meeting, participating delegations said the talks could drag through�Tuesday evening or even Wednesday, depending on�the organizers' decision.s

Earlier in�the day, UN Special Envoy for�Syria Staffan de Mistura told Sputnik that he hoped that the final document would be signed later today.

Commenting on�the possible extension of�the talks Syrian opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) member Naser Hariri said talks were likely to�finish on�Tuesday.

The Syrian settlement talks in�Kazakhstan's capital brokered by�Moscow, Ankara and Tehran, started on�Monday. The talks brought together the delegation of�the Syrian government and representatives of�armed opposition groups for�the first time since�the beginning of�the state's civil war in�2011.