Syrian opposition figures were en route to the Kazakh capital on Wednesday (February 15th) for fresh talks on reinforcing a faltering six-week truce that are set to begin Thursday, AFP reported.
"We are going now to Astana as the official opposition delegation," spokesman Yehya al-Aridi told AFP, and will meet with representatives from Russia, Turkey and the UN, he said.
The team will be again headed by Mohammad Alloush, a leading figure of Jaish al-Islam, but would be "smaller" than the last round.
A truce deal brokered in December will make up a cornerstone of the Astana talks.
UN envoy on Syria Staffan de Mistura said he would not participate personally in Thursday's meeting but that his office would be represented by a "technical team".
