Turkish, Russian, Iranian Foreign Ministers To Discuss Syria At UNGA - Reports
Umer Jamshaid Published September 21, 2018 | 07:18 PM
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 21st September, 2018) Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Friday he will hold a trilateral meeting on Syria with his Russian and Iranian counterparts on the sidelines of the UN general Assembly (UNGA) in New York, the Anadolu news agency reported.
"In the wake of the Sochi agreement ceasefire must be fully established and focus should be on political solution. We will hold a trilateral meeting on Syria in New York with Russian and Iranian counterparts," Anadolu cited Cavusoglu as saying during a visit to Suriname.
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in the Russian resort city of Sochi and signed an agreement on setting up a 9-12 mile demilitarized zone in Idlib along the contact line of the armed opposition and the government forces by October 15.
All heavy weaponry operated by rebel groups must be pulled out of the demilitarized zone by October 10, the agreement stipulates.
The defense ministers of the two countries signed a memorandum on stabilizing the situation in the province's de-escalation zone.
The 73rd session of the UN General Assembly opened on September 18. The first day of the high-level General Debate will be Tuesday, September 25, and is scheduled to last for nine working days.
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