Iran Press/ Europe: “It's our turn to host the summit... around the first week of the year. This will depend on the schedules of the presidents” of the three countries, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Friday.
According to Iran Press, the new round of talks will hold in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s decision last week to withdraw American troops from the war-ravaged Arab country.
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The last summit between Russia's Vladimir Putin, Iran's Hassan Rouhani and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan took place in Iran on September 7.
In a joint statement, the participants at the Tehran summit said the Syria crisis could only be resolved through a negotiated political process, and has no military solution.
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The upcoming Syria talks will be the 12th conference organized by Moscow, Ankara and Tehran, including nine held in the Kazakh capital Astana.
The biggest achievement of the trio is the creation of de-escalation zones in Syria, which have significantly reduced the level of violence in the conflict-ridden Arab country.
The Iran, Russia and Turkey tripartite summit will take place as Syria’s military announced it had taken control of Manbij, which lies in mainly Arab territory west of the Euphrates.
Tehran and Moscow both welcomed the Syria’s army presence in Manbij, while Ankara said it will have no business in Syria's Manbij if Kurdish forces leave.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghassemi stressed the need to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria, and said the arrival of the Syrian army in the town can be viewed as a new step to solve the crisis in Syria.
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Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that Moscow welcomes the reports that Syrian government troops have gained control of the northern city of Manbij, which a Kurdish armed group had previously held.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also said his country’s military forces will have no business in Syria’s northern town of Manbij once Kurdish militants from the US-backed People's Protection Units (YPG) withdraw from the area.
Kurdish forces, who were left exposed by Trump's pledge to pull out American soldiers from Syria, have asked Syrian government forces for help amid indications that Turkey is considering a military campaign against them.
Manbij lies 30 km south of the Turkish border, in Aleppo province. 101/ 211 / 202
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