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Syrian talks in Astana get underway, ceasefire a key priority

Syria peace talks open in the Kazakh capital bringing together for the first time the opposition and representatives of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad since United Nations-brokered negotiations in Geneva were suspended early last year. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)