Russia invited US to Syria peace talks in Astana: Lavrov

Russia has invited the United States to take part in the talks on the Syrian crisis in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday.

Syrie: l’administration Trump ne compte pas participer aux pourparlers d’Astana

L’administration de Donald Trump n’envisage pas de participer aux pourparlers d’Astana sur la Syrie, mais y réfléchira si une invitation lui est envoyée.

Turkish FM Cavusoglu: ISIS should be invited to Syria peace talks if Kurdish PYD are

Turkey has expressed its anger with the US suggestion that the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) be invited to Syria peace talks as Ankara recognizes it as the Syrian wing of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) which is listed as a terrorist group in the country.

US Has Not Received Any Formal Invitation to Intra-Syrian Talks in Astana

On January 23, Russia and Turkey are coordinating a conference with Syrian opposition and government representatives in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana.

Russia stays mute on possible US invitation to Syria talks

The Kremlin on Friday declined to confirm whether it would invite the United States to Syria peace talks later this month after Washington was excluded from brokering a recent truce in the war-torn country.

Churkin: Western states oppose Russian proposal calling for highest representation in Syrian talks

Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Vitaly Churkin said the western states in the UN Security Council rejected a statement proposed by Moscow before the UNSC in call for ensuring the highest representation (of factions) in the upcoming round of the intra-Syrian dialogue in Geneva, stressing that the talk that “the Syrians are the ones to determine the future of Syria” is not just a motto.

Syrie: l'opposition en ordre dispersé avant les négociations de paix

Une importante frange de l'opposition syrienne doit se prononcer mercredi sur sa participation aux pourparlers de paix en Syrie, dont la tenue le 29 janvier à Genève pourrait être compromise par la présence d'autres opposants, dont les Kurdes.

Ban withdraws Iran’s invitation to Syria talks, saying its statements contradict assurances

20 January 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today withdrew his invitation to Iran to attend a United Nations conference on ending the nearly three-year-old Syrian civil war, voicing “deep disappointment” that Iranian public statements were totally inconsistent with oral assurances he had been given.
Mr. Ban announced last night that he had invited Iran to attend the conference’s opening in Montreux, Switzerland, on Wednesday after Foreign Minister Javad Zarif assured him that his country understands that the basis of the talks is full implementation of an action plan adopted in the so-called Geneva Communique of 2012, which calls for a transitional government to lead to free and fair elections.

Iran not eligible for Syria meet. -State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki

WASHINGTON: Senior US officials say Iran has still not met the criteria to participate in an upcoming international conference on Syria and its invitation to attend should be withdrawn unless it fully and publicly endorses the aims of the meeting.

Speaking to reporters on Monday, the officials said public statements from Iran about the conference, known as Geneva II, fall "well short" of what is required for Tehran's participation. They said that the United Nations must rescind the invitation unless that changes. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter by name. But, their comments tracked with a statement the state department issued on Sunday.