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Syria rebels blame regime, Iran for 'no notable progress' at talks

Published: 24 Jan 2017 - 05:52 pm | Last Updated: 13 Nov 2021 - 01:21 am
Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov (C) reads a final statement on Syria peace talks as UN envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura (R) looks through his papers in Astana on January 24, 2017. / AFP / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV

Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov (C) reads a final statement on Syria peace talks as UN envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura (R) looks through his papers in Astana on January 24, 2017. / AFP / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV

AFP

Astana, Kazakhstan: Syrian rebel negotiator Mohammad Alloush on Tuesday blamed Damascus and Iran for a lack of progress at peace talks in the Kazakh capital Astana aimed at bolstering a ceasefire.

"There has been no notable progress in the negotiations because of the intransigence of Iran and the regime," Alloush told AFP.