TEHRAN – Representatives of Iran and Russia held talks on the latest developments in Syria and the process of maintaining truce in that country.

The talks in the Kazakh capital of Astana on Tuesday afternoon were held between heads of the Iranian and Russian delegations Hossein Jaberi Ansari and Alexander Lavrentiev, IRNA reported.

The first round of talks between the Syrian government and the armed opposition groups were held in the Kazakh capital on Jan 23-24 in the presence of the Iranian, Russian and Turkish representatives.

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