Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan met ö¿ankaya presidential compound in Ankara, where the first day of the week began a summit to resolve the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic.

the event takes place behind closed doors. Press Secretary of Russian leader Dmitry Peskov explained that the presidents will talk tete-a-tete, and then, if necessary, to be joined by members of delegations.

The Russian Federation represented by the assistant to the head of the country Yuri Ushakov, foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, head of the defense Ministry Sergei Shoigu, the head of the Ministry of energy Alexander Novak, as well as special presidential envoy on problems of the Syrian settlement, Alexander Lavrentiev.

in addition to Russia and Turkey, attending Iran. It is expected that Putin, Erdogan and Iranian leader Hassan Rouhani to discuss issues of security in the individual Syrian regions, assistance to refugees and restoration of basic infrastructure in the country.

This is the fifth meeting of heads of the States-guarantors of the Astana process. The results of the previous one was, for example, agreed on concrete measures to improve the humanitarian situation and territorial integrity of the Arab Republic.



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