Kazakhstan says ready for Syria talks in Astana on January 23: RIA

Reuters

Published Jan 17, 2017 01:33AM ET

Kazakhstan says ready for Syria talks in Astana on January 23: RIA

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kazakhstan is fully ready to hold talks on Syria in its capital Astana on Jan. 23, Russia's RIA news agency reported on Tuesday, citing the Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov.

Russia, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's most powerful ally, pushed for peace talks in Astana after Assad's forces won a major victory in eastern Aleppo.