Turkey’s acknowledgement to completely withdraw its troops from Syrian territories cornerstone of any discussion

Assistant Foreign Ministers of Syria, Iran, Russia and Turkey held talks Tuesday in the capital city of Kazakhstan, Astana under the 20th International Meeting on Syria in the Astana format.

Lavrentiev: US forces illegally deployed in Syria are stealing Syrian resources – SANA

Alexander Lavrentiev, head of the Russian delegation to the 18th International Meeting on Syria in the Astana format has affirmed that US forces illegally deployed in Syria under the pretext of fighting Daesh “ISIS” are continuing their aggressive activities in northeastern Syria and they are stealing Syrian resources there.

Susan during a meeting with Pederson: Need to take action regarding violations of two Turkish and US occupation forces against Syrian people – SANA

Syrian Arab Republic delegation, headed by Dr. Ayman Susan, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates held a meeting with UN special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen in the frame work of the 16th international meeting in Astana format on Syria which has started its activities earlier today in the Kazakh capital Nur Sultan.

Syria to Continue Fighting Until All Its Territories Are Liberated from Terrorism and Aggressors: Al-Jaafari

Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari, Head of the Syrian Arab Republic delegation to the ninth round of Astana talks on Syria has expressed satisfaction over the results of Astana talks thanking the Russian and Iranian delegations and the hosting country Kazakhstan over their contribution to make the meeting a success.

Macron à Erdogan : les négociations d'Astana sur la Syrie «ne construiront pas la paix»

Emmanuel Macron a tenu avec son homologue turc, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, une conférence de presse dans laquelle il a notamment abordé le conflit syrien. Selon lui, les négociations d'Astana sur la Syrie ne pourront pas «construire la paix».

Al-Jaafari: We demand immediate and unconditional withdrawal of foreign forces from Syrian territory

Head of the Syrian Arab Republic delegation to Astana 8 meeting, Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari, affirmed that the Syrian government considers the presence of Turkish and US troops on its territory as an aggression and demands immediate and unconditional withdrawal of foreign forces from its territory.

Syria demands immediate and unconditional withdrawal of Turkish troops from its territory

Syria condemns in the strongest possible terms the incursion of Turkish army units into Idleb province, stressing that it constitutes a blatant aggression against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country and a flagrant violation of international law, a source at the Syrian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

Russia, Kazakhstan favor bringing new countries into Astana process

Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, who is on an official visit to the Central Asian country, called Friday for an increase in the number of observer countries in the next round of Syrian peace talks in Astana.

De-escalation zone agreements do not legitimize Turkish existence on Syrian territories : FM

An official source at the Foreign and Expatriates Ministry has said that de-escalation zone agreements reached in Astana-6 meeting do not legitimize the existence of any Turkish force on the Syrian territories, adding that the Syrian Arab Republic government  considers such existence “illegal”.

Syria: Agreement reached to create de-escalation zone in Idleb

 Head of the Syrian Arab Republic delegation to the 6th round of Astana meeting, Bashar al-Jaafari said that Idleb has been included to the four de-escalation zones in Syria.

Deal for Idlib De-Escalation Zone May Be Finalized in Mid-September: Lavrov

Russia and Saudi Arabia see the de-escalation zone plan for Syria as an important step forward for the Syrian peace process. The deal for the fourth zone around Idlib may be finalized during the upcoming Astana talks, the Russian foreign minister said.

US military presence in Syrian territory is illegal: Russia

Head of the Russian delegation to Astana 5 meeting, Alexander Lavrentiev, announced on Thursday that the results of Astana meeting were not a big step forward but were in the right direction towards stabilizing the situation and trying to find a peaceful solution to the crisis in Syria.

No agreement on de-escalation zones in Syria reached yet : Russia’s chief negotiator

No agreement on the de-escalation zones has been reached yet, but the guarantor countries will try to achieve this goal soon, head of the Russian delegation at the talks on Syria in Astana and Russian Presidential Envoy for the Syrian Settlement, Alexander Lavrentiev, said on Wednesday.

Conflicts in 4 districts in Syria to be halted from May 6: Russia

Russia's special envoy on Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev, said on Thursday that war in four declared zones in Syria is to be halted from May 6.

Opposition in Astana rejects Iran’s guarantor role in Syrian ceasefire

The delegation of the Syrian armed opposition rejects Iran’s role as a ceasefire guarantor state, says a statement of the delegation circulated after the talks in Astana.

Putin stresses need for preserving cessation of hostilities to guarantee progress in political process

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin affirmed the need to preserve the cessation of hostilities agreement in Syria in order to guarantee the progress in the political process.

Guarantor States of Syria Peace Talks May Sign '4 Security Zones' Document

The intra-Syrian negotiations that started in the Kazakh capital city of Astana on Wednesday may result in adopting a document on creating four security zones in the Arab country, a source said.

Lavrov: Non-participation of armed opposition groups in Astana 3 shows that some countries still trying to hinder Syria settlement

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the non-participation of the armed opposition groups in the latest meeting of Astana talks shows the desire of some countries to hinder solution of the crisis in Syria.

Turkey Trying to Derail Astana Talks But Fails

Head of the Syrian Arab Republic delegation to the Astana talks said the consultations were constructive and sincere efforts by parties, present at this round of negotiations in the Kazakhstan capital, have headed off efforts to derail it.

Syrian Armed Opposition Confirms Refusal to Take Part in Astana Talks

The delegation of the Syrian armed opposition confirmed on Monday its refusal to take part in negotiations on Syrian reconciliation that will be held in Kazakhstan’s capital of Astana later this week, the opposition's delegation representative Osama Abu Zeid told Sputnik.