Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted the leaders of Russia and Iran in Ankara for talks aimed at finding a lasting truce in the ruinous eight-year Syrian civil war.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Hassan Rohani, and Erdogan each met separately before meeting for their fifth summit. They discussed Idlib, a region in northwestern Syria that is the last rebel stronghold.
According to reports, the summit ended with comprehensive results: the leaders announced the completion of the formation of the Syrian constitutional committee, confirmed the cessation of hostilities and voiced new ideas how to resolve humanitarian issues. It added, however, that more work was needed.
They vowed to prevent a worse humanitarian crisis in the region and agreed to ease tensions there.
The summit was held in hopes of coordinating further joint efforts on reaching a long-term settlement in Syria, including measures on finally eliminating the terrorist threat in Idlib and the northwest of Syria, promoting the political process, primarily in the context of forming and launching the constitutional committee, and resolving humanitarian issues.
