The second day of Syrian talks has started in Kazakhstan's capital of Astana, RIA Novosti reported.

Russian and Iranian representatives are holding a meeting in at the Rixos hotel.

Russia’s delegation is led by the president’s special envoy for the Syrian settlement, Alexander Lavrentyev. Iran’s delegation is headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Ansari.

The round of negotiations is due to be wrapped up on Wednesday with trilateral consultations of the three guarantor countries of Syrian ceasefire: Russia, Iran and Turkey.

As Lavrentyev noted the day before, the third round of negotiations is being conducted in unusual conditions of absence of the Syrian armed opposition, whose decision not to arrive causes regret and bewilderment.