ANKARA: The overseas ministers of Turkey, Iran, and Russia will meet in Doha on Saturday to debate a lightning insurgent advance in Syria, a Turkish diplomatic supply mentioned on Friday.
Syrian rebels have made their largest battlefield positive factors for the reason that civil warfare started 13 years in the past, placing a devastating blow to President Bashar al-Assad.
After years of being locked behind frozen frontlines, the rebels captured the primary northern metropolis of Aleppo final week earlier than pushing as far south because the centre of Hama, taking the strategic central metropolis for the primary time.
Turkey, Russia and Iran have commonly held talks on Syria’s future in a trilateral format as half of what’s referred to as the Astana peace course of. Whereas NATO member Turkey backs the political and armed opposition, Russia and Iran help Assad.
The supply mentioned the three ministers had been anticipated to fulfill on the sidelines of the Doha Discussion board on Saturday inside the framework of the Astana course of, however didn’t present additional data.
On Monday, Turkish overseas minister Hakan Fidan, talking alongside Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi after their talks in Ankara, mentioned {that a} new effort can be made to revive the Astana course of.
For the reason that begin of the renewed battle, Ankara has known as on Assad to interact with the Syrian folks for a political answer. It has denied any involvement within the rebels’ operation and mentioned it didn’t need to see a brand new migrant wave heading towards its borders.
