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Sunday 5 February 2017 - 22:37
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Astana talks on Syria may become regional crisis solution pattern - Tehran

Sputnik News- Irans Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani stated that political trilateral initiative and the negotiations that took place in Kazakhstans Astana is a successful method that can be used as a pattern to end the Syrian crisis.

The negotiations process betweenDamascus and the Syrian opposition atthe Astana talks may serve asa pattern forthe regional crisis resolution, Irans Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani said Sunday duringa meeting withthe Russian presidential envoy onSyria, Alexander Lavrentyev.

"Political trilateral initiative and the negotiations that took place inKazakhstans Astana is a successful method that can be used asa pattern toend the regional crisis," Shamkhani was quoted assaying bythe ISNA news agency.

He added that the cooperation betweenIran, Russia and Syria infighting againstterrorists would continue.

The Astana talks brokered byRussia, Iran and Turkey took place onJanuary 23-24 and brought together the representatives ofthe Syrian government and the armed opposition groups forthe first time sincethe beginning ofthe Syrian war in2011. As a result oftalks, a trilateral commission tomonitor breaches ofceasefire was established tominimize truce violations.

The details ofthe commission's work are expected tobe discussed duringan expert meeting inAstana onFebruary 6.
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