Russia to host Turkey, Syria, Iran diplomats on Wednesday
Senior Turkish, Syrian, Iranian and Russian diplomats are set to meet to advance the stalled rapprochement between Ankara and Damascus.
ANKARA — Turkey’s Deputy Foreign Minister Burak Akcapar and his Syrian counterpart Ayman Susan will meet in Moscow on Wednesday for two days as part of efforts to advance the Ankara-Damascus thaw, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu News agency reported on Monday.
The two-day talks will be hosted by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov. The Iranian side will be represented by Ali-Ashgar Khaji, senior aide to Iran's foreign minister, according to the report.
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu announced last week that the offer to hold a low-level meeting between the parties came from Russia, which has been mediating between the Turkish and Syrian governments and that Iran would also participate in the process.
During the talks this week, the four parties will try to overcome differences between Ankara and Damascus in a bid to pave the way for a meeting between Syrian and Turkish foreign ministers under the four-way format.
