(VOVworld) - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday that the negotiations on the settlement of the Syrian armed conflict will begin in Astana, Kazakhstan, on January 23. Mr. Cavusoglu also said that Russian officials will visit Turkey next week to discuss the framework for Syrian peace talks.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (left) and his Russian counterpart (right) (Photo: EPA/ VNA)

Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin told reporters on Wednesday that the United Nations has been invited to the Astana talks between the Syrian government and opposition.