Syria, the UN special envoy will participate in the talks in Astana

UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen to attend upcoming peace talks to end the Syrian conflict to be held in Kazakhstan's capital AstanaMikhail Bogdanov, Russia's special presidential envoy to West Asia and Africa and deputy foreign minister, said on Tuesday that in addition to Pederson, representatives of Syria's neighboring observer countries - Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan - would also be attending. - encounter.

“As usual, representatives of the observer countries will participate [in the talks]. These include the countries bordering Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan," Bogdanov said. "Our colleagues from UN bodies are also present, namely Mr. Geir Pedersen." At the 20th round of talks of the format in Astana, scheduled for June 20-21, will be attended by the deputy foreign ministers of Turkey, Russia and Iran, the three guarantor states, as well as representatives of the Syrian government and anti-Damascus militant groups.

Iran, Russia and Turkey have started the process of Astana in January 2017 with the intention of ending the Syrian conflict through the involvement of the warring parties of Syria. The three countries have held 19 rounds of talks so far. The latest summit was held in the Kazakh capital on 22 -23 November 2022. Syria has been gripped by a campaign of militancy and destruction sponsored by the United States and its allies since March 2011. Iran and Russia supported the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad throughout the war , while Turkey has sided with the armed militants.