Putin to hold Syria peace talks with Erdogan, Rouhani

Vladimir Putin will meet with the presidents of Turkey and Iran Wednesday for a key summit aimed at re-booting the peace process in Syria, a day after the Russian leader hosted surprise talks with Bashar al-Assad.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands as they arrive for their their meeting in the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on November 13, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Pavel Golovkin

2017-11-22 12:32:22

Vladimir Putin will meet with the presidents of Turkey and Iran Wednesday for a key summit aimed at re-booting the peace process in Syria, a day after the Russian leader hosted surprise talks with Bashar al-Assad.

Putin's meeting with Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iran's President Hassan Rouhani comes as Ankara, Moscow and Tehran cooperate with increasing intensity on ending the civil war in Syria that has claimed some 330,000 lives and made millions homeless.

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