Sputnik- Russia, Turkey and Iran are key players in Syrian conflict settlement, the US special presidential envoy for the US-led coalition against Daesh, Brett McGurk, said Sunday at the Munich Security Conference.


MUNICH (Sputnik)�� The first round�of the intra-Syrian peace talks in�Kazakhstan's capital of�Astana were held on�January 23-24, resulting in�Moscow-Tehran-Ankara agreement on�establishment of�a trilateral mechanism to�monitor the ceasefire in�Syria.


The talks brokered by�Russia, Iran and Turkey brought together the representatives of�the Syrian government and the armed opposition groups for�the first time since�the beginning of�the Syrian war in�2011.
"I think, the Astana track having Russia, Turkey and Iran is very important, because in�many parts of�Syria, where the civil war is raging those are the main influencers on�the ground," McGurk said.


McGurk's comment came in�response to�UN Special Envoy for�Syria Staffan de Mistura�s remark on�the role of�the White House in�tackling the Syrian crisis, made at�the Munich Security Conference panel on�Syria.
De Mistura said the new US administration was revising its operations in�Syria. "Potential inclusion of�a new type of�development between�Russia and the US on�the Syrian file and how to�expand the ceasefire into�something much more concrete plus fighting Daesh depends on�knowing where the US is," he said.


McGurk, who represents the White House at�the coalition, argued the UN should not expect that Washington would come up�with a one-size-fits-all solution.

The deescalation in�Syria might lead to�Syrian conflict resolution, but�it should be reinforced, he said. "There might be some opportunities simply because of�the deescalatory cycle that we have seen, but�we really would after�reinforce this."

The Syrian ceasefire that came into�force on�December 30 is backed by�Russia and Turkey, and has been holding up�in general, despite�continued reports of�violations. The UN Security Council passed a resolution in�December supporting the effort.
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