Issue of Kurdish Part in Geneva Talks on Syria to Be Agreed Upon in February

According to the UN special envoy for Syria, the issue of Kurdish participation in Geneva talks on Syria will be agreed upon in February.

ASTANA (Sputnik) — The issue of Kurdish participation in the UN-brokered Geneva talks on Syrian reconciliation will be agreed upon in February, UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said Tuesday.

"Regarding the [Kurdish] delegation, I hope you will allow" to solve this "delicate issue" in February, de Mistura told reporters following the intra-Syrian talks in Astana, answering a question on whether the Kurds would participate in Geneva talks.

The Astana talks are expected to be followed by a UN-mediated meeting in Geneva on February 8.