Russia: Astana platform helpful for settling Syrian crisis

Russian Presidential aide, Yuri Ushakov, claimed to reporters that the Astana peace talks are an effective method of settling the Syrian war.

“The Astana meetings on Syria (held on January 23-24 and February 15-16) have proved to be one of the most significant results of Russian-Kazakh cooperation on international level,” he said.

“The main outcome of the Astana meetings was the trilateral mechanism (involving Russia, Iran and Turkey) set up for monitoring the Syrian ceasefire,” Ushankov added.

“The unique potential of the Astana platform will be used in the future in order to facilitate a peaceful solution to the Syrian crisis,” the Russian presidential aide stressed.