Afrasianet - An informed source reported that all participants in the Astana-5 meeting agreed on the idea of forming a national reconciliation committee in Syria.

"The statement to be adopted in Astana - 5 will include the formation of the National Reconciliation Commission. It is expected that the representatives of the Syrian authorities and influential local people and dignitaries will be discussed. The issue of security, and will be limited to Syrians only, without intermediaries. "

"Everyone agrees with the idea of setting up the commission, there were concerns that this process would be a substitute for Geneva, but these fears have been shattered," the source said.

The RT channel's envoy told Astana that the talks in the current round of negotiations were two centers to monitor the areas of reducing the escalation in Syria, the first of which is Jordanian-Russian-American and the Turkish-Russian.

According to sources involved in the Astana negotiations, one of the two centers will operate in Jordan, the other shared by Turkey and Syria.

He said it was agreed that the information center would exchange information and withdraw troops if the fire continued.

Our correspondent quoted sources in Astana that the southern region is being discussed between Russia and the United States and includes Quneitra, Deraa and Sweida along the lines of contact.

The source explained that if the truce is successful and stability in the areas of reducing the escalation, it is possible to replace the forces of the guarantors of the Syrian army and opposition factions.

The same source pointed out that Iran has called for postponing research on the issue of the southern region and wants to put forward a different vision of the current lines of contact there.

"So far consensus has been reached on the eastern Ghouta and Homs, there are disagreements over the north and south and we will discuss them now," the Interfax news agency quoted a source close to the meeting as saying. "All differences over the Rastan region have been resolved."

The agency also reported that the international special envoy to Syria, Stephane de Mistura, arrived at a hotel in the city where the Syrian opposition delegation is holding talks with him in the fifth round of the Astana negotiations.

The fifth round of Syrian negotiations in the Kazakh capital of Astana was launched on Tuesday (July 4th) after the arrival of all delegations participating in the meetings scheduled for today and tomorrow.

Source: RT