Pederson may take part in the "Astana" talks on Syria
ARK News: Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister, Mukhtar Teliopirdi, that he does not rule out the participation of the new UN special envoy to Syria, Geir Pederson, in the negotiations of Astana on Syria.
Teliopirdi told reporters on Thursday: "This depends on the guarantor States, but recently I was in Brussels at a conference on Syria, the new UN envoy to Syria has expressed his willingness to participate in the Astana process, which is not unlikely, of course. "
The Kazakh Foreign Ministry said earlier that the new round of Astana negotiations on Syria would be held in the Kazakh capital, Nor Sultan, on April 25-26.
The Kazakh Foreign Ministry has made clear after changing the name of the country's capital from "Astana" to "Nor Sultan" on March 20, that the negotiations Astana on Syria will retain its original name despite holding the next rounds in the city of Nor Sultan.
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