Qatar Denies Receiving Invitation to Participate in Astana Talks on Syria19 January 2017The State of Qatar has denied receiving an invitation to participate in the Syrian crisis talks to be hosted by Astana, capital of Kazakhstan this month, an official source at the Ministry of Foreign of Foreign Affairs said The official told Qatar News Agency (QNA) that the Reuters' report citing an official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today on Qatar's receiving an official invitation to participate in the talks is completely untrue.