Putin arrives in Turkey

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived on a visit to Ankara to participate in the trilateral Turkey-Russia-Iran summit on the settlement of the Syrian conflict.

Report informs that during the talks special emphasis will be placed on the situation in the Idlib de-escalation zone in the North-West of Syria.

Following the talks, the heads of the guarantor countries of the Astana Process on the settlement of the armed conflict in Syria will make a joint statement and speak to the media. The summit programme also includes bilateral meetings.

Earlier it was reported that the presidents of Turkey and Iran Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Hassan Rouhani hold bilateral talks in Ankara ahead of the summit on Syria.