叙利亚和谈第一天没有突破

Peace talks between the Syrian government and rebels groups continue Tuesday in Kazakhstan, after an opening day in which officials said there was no major breakthrough.

叙利亚政府与反政府力量星期二继续在哈萨克斯坦进行和平谈判。有关官员说，星期一的第一天谈判没有出现重大突破。

The officials said the talks in Astana, backed by Russia and Turkey, did not feature direct negotiations, but rather the two sides communicated indirectly through mediators.

有关官员说，双方在阿斯塔纳进行的谈判中没有直接对话，而是通过调停人员间接沟通。这次和谈得到了俄罗斯和土耳其的支持。

The negotiations are focusing on cementing a nationwide cease-fire mediated by Russia, Iran and Turkey in December – a truce that has largely held.

谈判的重点是巩固由俄罗斯、伊朗和土耳其去年12月斡旋达成的全国停火，这次的停火基本上得到了遵守。

Prior Syrian peace talks, including the last negotiations a year ago, made little progress in bringing an end to the conflict that began in March 2011.

以往的和谈，包括一年前的谈判，对于结束这场2011年3月开始的冲突没有多少进展。