Kazakh Foreign Ministry Hopes All Parties to Syrian Conflict to Attend Astana Talks

Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday hoped that all parties to the Syrian conflict, including the representatives of the armed opposition, will attend the next round of talks on the Syrian settlement in the Kazakh capital of Astana on May 3-4.
"Of course, the comprehensive talks will not happen if any of the sides does not arrive. All parties, guarantor-states, the government [Syrian] and we are talking about the armed opposition," Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi told reporters on Tuesday.
The attendance of all parties to conflict should be ensured by the guarantor-states as Astana is not intervening in the negotiation process, the official noted. "We are hoping that the talks in Astana will be held on the highest level. We are ready to host on any level, we have already prepared for the expert [level]," Tileuberdi added. 
The Syrian crisis settlement talks on the level of experts will take place in Astana on May 2, he said. Astana hosted three rounds of talks on Syrian settlement. During the talks, the participants agreed to set up a ceasefire monitoring group, among other issues.

Source: QNA