The 18 round of Astana peace process talks on Syria began on Wednesday morning in the Kazakh capital Nursultan, formerly known as Astana, as the head of the Russian delegation said that the Swiss city of Geneva was no longer an appropriate venue for talks on the Syrian constitution. Peace talks aimed at “de-escalation” between the Syrian regime and opposition have been held in Nursultan since January 2017. In addition to regime and opposition delegates, the talks are attended by official delegations from the three guarantor nations – Russia and Iran, which support the Syrian regime, and Turkey…