Syria peace talks in Astana: Government accuses opposition of ‘torpedoing’ negotiations

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Peace talks on the six-year Syrian conflict, which opened in the Kazakh capital of Astana on Monday (23 January), have got off to a rocky start after the Syrian delegation accused the opposition of trying to “torpedo” the talks.

In a press conference after the talks adjourned for the day, Syria’s top negotiator, Bashar Jaafari, said his counterpart Mohammed Alloush had acted in a way “removed from diplomacy” by going outside the framework agreed for the talks.

 

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