Start of Syria talks in Kazakh capital delayed one day
Kazakhstan, Moscow`s close political ally, said last week the two-day talks, to which United Nations special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, had also been invited, would focus on consolidating the Syrian ceasefire.
Delegations of the Damascus government and the rebels attended the previous round of talks in Astana in January but refused to negotiate directly with each other or sign any documents.
A new round of U.N.-backed peace talks is due to begin in Geneva next week.