ASTANA. Jan 23 (Interfax) - The opposition and the Syrian governmental delegation will be conducting direct negotiations in Astana, opposition delegation member Abdul Hakim Bashar told Interfax.
"Yes, the negotiations will be direct," he said.
Bashar al-Jaafari, Syrian Permanent Representative to the United Nations and head of the Damascus delegation to the negotiations in Astana, said on Sunday that the governmental delegation was set to conduct direct negotiations with the armed opposition in the Kazakh capital.