Trio to Meet Regularly on Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Iran, Russia and Turkey will meet regularly to discuss the Syrian crisis. “As [the] three leaders have taken very critical decisions to end the humanitarian crisis in Syria, hopefully, we’ll begin to see the positive effects of these decisions on the ground,” Erdogan also said while commenting on a recent trilateral meeting on Syria in Sochi, Russia, Hurriyet Daily News reported on Sunday. Erdogan added that the three leaders, namely Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Russian President Vladimir Putin and himself, will meet once every 15 days or a month. “Our meetings will continue regularly,” he said. Rouhani, Putin and Erdogan convened on Nov. 22 for a key summit to discuss the political future of Syria. They stressed the determination of the trio to continue working together to uphold Syria’s territorial integrity and help restore peace to that country. The three also agreed to organize a “congress” of Syria’s government and opposition forces in Sochi.