ANKARA: Russian President Vladimir Putin will next week host Turkish and Iranian counterparts Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hassan Rouhani for summit talks on Syria, officials from Turkey and Russia said Thursday. Describing Iran, Russia and Turkey as the three “guarantor” countries, he said the talks would look at what they could do for a lasting political solution in Syria. ‘Six meetings in one year’The cooperation comes despite Turkey still officially being on an opposite side of the Syria conflict from Russia and Iran. But Russia and Turkey have been working together since a 2016 reconciliation deal ended a crisis caused by the shooting down of a Russian war plane over Syria. Turkey earlier this month said Russia had decided to postpone a planned Syria peace conference with all parties after Ankara objected to the potential inclusion of Kurdish forces.

Source: Pakistan Today November 16, 2017 15:56 UTC