At a meeting with Kazakhstan’s top diplomat in New York, the UN chief expressed full support of Astana’s efforts toward reconciliation in Syria, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry was quoted by TASS news agency as saying Monday.

Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov met with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres during his visit to the United States on Sunday.

"The minister informed the secretary general about the negotiation process on Syria in Astana. Guterres expressed his full support to the process, because, in his opinion, these negotiations pave the way for success of the Geneva talks," the ministry said in a statement.

Source: MENA