Political solution supported by the Syrian people is necessary to end terrorism and extremism in Syria, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has stressed.
Guterres made the remarks in Istanbul on Saturday during a meeting with President of the Turkish regime Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Press TV reported.
Guterres also expressed gratitude over a meeting an Syrian settlement held between the Syrian government and “opposition” in the Kazakh capital of Astana.
On January 23-24, Astana hosted Syrian talks organized by Iran, Russia and Turkey, with the presence of representatives of the Syrian government and “opposition” groups.
The Kazakh Foreign Ministry said in a Saturday statement that delegations from the Syrian government and opposition as well as UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura have been invited to the next round of Astana talks on February 15-16.
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