Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.

### Instruction:
identify whether following news is true or not

Input:
Syria's Assad discussed peace process with Putin's envoy: RIA;MOSCOW (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad discussed a forthcoming round of peace talks in the Kazakh capital, Astana, at a meeting with the Russian president s special envoy on Syria, Sergei Lavrentyev, RIA news agency said on Thursday. ;October 26, 2017

### Response:
True news

### End