Turkey, Russia, Iranian regime summit on Syria to be held in August

Ankara will host a trilateral summit with the participation of Russia and Iranian regime in August, Presidential Spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said Thursday (July 6), DS reported.

"The meeting will mainly be on Idlib and other parts of Syria, on the general security situation, transition processes, constitutional commission and resettlement," he said after a cabinet meeting in the capital Ankara.

Kalin also said that there would be another meeting with Russian, German and French leaders in two months.

"During the G20 summit it was agreed upon that a four-party summit just like the one from last year will be held in Istanbul hosted by our president. A quadruple summit is planned before going to the UN General Assembly," he said.

Kalin said Syria and regional issues will be discussed in these meetings.

Turkey, Russia and Iranian regime are cooperating as part of the Astana process on Syria. Officials from the three countries most recently met in the newly renamed Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan in April.