Astana talks on Syria enter second day

A second day of Syrian peace talks has started in Kazakhstan’s capital of Astana, amid talk of an extension of the originally two-day negotiations.

The representatives of the Syrian government and opposition convened for the second day of the talks on Tuesday to explore whether or not they can find a mutually-acceptable solution to the almost-six-year-long conflict in their country.

The new round is reportedly to see the participation of the political opposition instead of militants on the opposite side.

Iran, Russia, and Turkey have organized the talks. The three also play intermediary roles at the talks, where a United Nations (UN) envoy for Syria is also present.