Trump administration to join Syria talks after formation of clear vision on conflict
By Kamila Aliyeva
The U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's team would consider an invitation for peace talks on Syria in Astana, when it officially comes.
"Trump Administration will consider the invitation to negotiations in Astana after its official receipt, and will not participate in any negotiations until the formation of the clear U.S. vision on the resolution of Syrian crisis," RIA Novosti reported quoted a source close to Trump administration as saying.
The meeting will be held in the Kazakh capital on 23 January 2017 and the next round of talks in Geneva under the auspices of the UN special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura on 8 February 2017. Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev supported the initiative and announced his country’s readiness to provide a platform for such negotiations in Astana.
Last Saturday Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Russia and Turkey have decided to invite the United States for talks on Syria in Astana. The presidents of Russia and Turkey agreed to continue the process of peace talks with the conflicting Syrian parties on a new site earlier. According to the Russian leader, Vladimir Putin, the meeting could complement to the process of Geneva talks.
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