Rouhani arrived in the Turkish capital to attend the summit on Wednesday. According to Press TV he and Erdogan held a closed-door meeting shortly afterwards.

They are to be joined by their Russian counterpart, President Putin, at the trilateral Iran-Russia-Turkey summit being hosted by Erdogan.

The three leaders will give a joint press conference afterwards. Since late 2016, Iran, Russia, and Turkey have been making joint efforts to try to end the conflict in Syria. The three countries act as guarantor states for a peace process that started in January 2017.

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Iran, Turkey presidents meet ahead of Syria summit

Visiting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara ahead of a major summit on the conflict in Syria that will also be joined by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Rouhani arrived in the Turkish capital to attend the summit on Wednesday. According to Press TV he and Erdogan held a closed-door meeting shortly afterwards.

They are to be joined by their Russian counterpart, President Putin, at the trilateral Iran-Russia-Turkey summit being hosted by Erdogan.

The three leaders will give a joint press conference afterwards. Since late 2016, Iran, Russia, and Turkey have been making joint efforts to try to end the conflict in Syria. The three countries act as guarantor states for a peace process that started in January 2017.

Reporter’s code: 50101