Turkey, Iran, Russia to embrace online Astana conference on July 1
On Tuesday June 30 Turkey declared that the leaders of Turkey, Russia and Iran will embrace an Astana conference on July 1 through teleconference, as part of their labors to end the disagreements in Syria.
The Turkish presidency stated in a written statement that "The 6th Tripartite Summit Meeting in Astana format will be held on July 1, 2020, via videoconference with the participation of our president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of the Republic of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, and the president of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin,".
Turkish presidency added that the summit plans "to assess the present developments in Syria, to maintain the ceasefire in the field, to provide the conditions necessary for the voluntary return of refugees, and discuss joint steps to be taken in the coming period to advance the political process,".
The Astana course was started by Russia, Turkey and Iran in January 2017, in an attempt to carry all warring parties in Syria to the discussion table as a balancing part of the United Nations supported peace discussion in Geneva.
