Russia's chief negotiator Aleksandr Lavrentyev said Russian-led peace talks on Syria will be held on January 30 in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. <br/><br/>Russia, a steadfast supporter of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, is set to co-host the summit with regime ally Iran and rebel backer Turkey with the aim of setting up a new constitution for post-war Syria.<br/><br/>Russian news agencies reported diplomats from Russia, Turkey and Iran have been holding discussions on how to organise the talks behind closed-doors in a Sochi hotel.<br/><br/>The talks will come after the latest round of UN-sponsored negotiations in Geneva ended in failure in December.'<br/><br/>The United Nations itself will host a new round of peace talks on Syria next week in Vienna.<br/>'<br/>The war has displaced millions of people and is estimated to have claimed the lives of at least 340,000 people since 2011.

Russia's chief negotiator Aleksandr Lavrentyev said Russian-led peace talks on Syria will be held on January 30 in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. <br/><br/>Russia, a steadfast supporter of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, is set to co-host the summit with regime ally Iran and rebel backer Turkey with the aim of setting up a new constitution for post-war Syria.<br/><br/>Russian news agencies reported diplomats from Russia, Turkey and Iran have been holding discussions on how to organise the talks behind closed-doors in a Sochi hotel.<br/><br/>The talks will come after the latest round of UN-sponsored negotiations in Geneva ended in failure in December.'<br/><br/>The United Nations itself will host a new round of peace talks on Syria next week in Vienna.