Talks on Syria are expected to start on February 16 in Astana following a one-day delay, but Ankara and Moscow have differed on the purpose of the discussions in the Kazakh capital, Hurriyet reports.
Since Russia furnished Syrian opposition representatives with a draft constitution for Syria in January talks in Astana, Ankara has refrained from discussing the future administrative make-up of Syria at the meeting in Kazakhstan, in contrast to Moscow’s attempts to make the talks a venue for political discussions.
Turkey insists the agenda in Astana meetings should be limited to talks aiming to consolidate the cease-fire in the war-torn country, monitor the truce and determine measures against cease-fire violations.