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Washington Snubs Latest Round of Astana Syria Peace Talks
« on: May 16, 2018, 03:57:57 am »
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Washington Snubs Latest Round of Astana Syria Peace Talks
Tuesday, 15 May, 2018 - 06:00
Moscow, Ankara – Raed Jaber and Saeed Abdul Razek

Iran, Russia and Turkey, the guarantor states that brokered a ceasefire in Syria in December 2016, kicked off Monday their first day of meetings in the ninth round of the Astana peace talks aimed at ending the conflict in Syria.

The US, however, did not attend negotiations in the Kazakh capital, a development that reflects Washington’s decision to stop participation, even as an observer, in any path in which Tehran is a sponsor, particularly in light of the current US-Iranian escalation.

On Monday, Russian chief negotiator Alexander Lavrentyev criticized the US for not sending a delegation to observe the latest round of peace talks.

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