Astana Talks: Syria Accuses Opposition of Provocations, Defending War Crimes
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The Syrian government has no interest in the failure of the talks with opposition in Astana, head of Syrian government delegation Bashar al-Jaafari said Monday.
The delegation of the Syrian armed opposition behaves provocatively and defends terrorists, he added.
This is the first time, when Damascus and the armed opposition sit together at the negotiating table since the start of the conflict in the Arab country. Kazakh side expects the meeting to last through Tuesday.
"We will never be a part of a scenario of failure of the talks in Astana," al-Jaafari told reporters.
"The opposition delegation did not observe the diplomatic manners ... The speech of the head of the delegation included the defense of the war crimes of al-Nusra Front... He is full of insolence regarding the importance of the event and its participants," al-Jaafari said.
The first session of Syrian reconciliation talks concluded in the Kazakh capital of Astana, he said.
"The first session of today's talks was largely organizational," al-Jaafari said.
The ambassador noted that "substantive negotiations have not yet started because the agenda of the talks is still not ready."
The Syrian government and the armed opposition are negotiating behind the closed doors.
Damascus delegation is set to speak first, followed by the armed opposition, Russia, Iran, Turkey, the United States and the United Nations.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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