Syrian opposition denounce 'terrorist' regime as talks in Kazakhstan end without deal

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Syrian opposition denounce 'terrorist' regime as talks in Kazakhstan end without deal
By Jonathan Steele in Nursultan, Kazakhstan

Hopes that the Syrian government and the armed opposition would agree on a committee to draw up a new constitution for the war-torn country, a key component of any peace deal, have been dashed once again.

The disappointment came after delegates from both sides met separately with Geir Pedersen, the new UN envoy for Syria, in Kazakhstan's capital city last week within the framework of the so-called Astana process led by Russia, Turkey and Iran. 

Astana was renamed Nursultan last month in honour of the country's retiring president, Nursultan Nazarbayev.

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