Sputnik News- Russian Foreign Ministry�s Director of Middle East and North Africa Department said that delegations of Russia, Iran and Turkey took part part in a joint dinner in the hotel Rixos President Astana in the Kazakhstan's capital before the start of intra-Syrian negotiations.

Delegations of�Russia, Iran and Turkey took part part in�a joint dinner in�the hotel Rixos President Astana in�the Kazakhstan's capital before�the start of�intra-Syrian negotiations, Russian Foreign Ministry�s Director of�Middle East and North Africa Department Sergey Vershinin said.

"The dinner took place," Vershinin told Sputnik.

The dinner followed consultations between�Vershinin, Kazakhstan�s Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hussein Jaberi Ansari and members of�the Turkish delegation.

The Astana talks on�Syrian settlement will start in�the hotel Rixos President Astana at�07:00 GMT on�January 23 and are expected to�end at�07:00 GMT on�January 24. The negotiations brokered by�Russia, Turkey and Iran will be held behind�closed doors.