President Rouhani leaves for Ankara

President Rouhani is scheduled to attend the 2nd round of Tehran-Moscow-Ankara trilateral talks on Syria, Iranian president’s deputy chief of staff for communications and information Parviz Esmaeili earlier said.

The trip is upon an official invitation from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Holding bilateral talks with Turkish and Russian Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Vladimir Putin, respectively on regional and international cooperation is on Rouhani’s itinerary, Esmaeili added.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and some other cabinet members are also accompanying President Rouhani during his trip.

The Ankara summit is in line with the talks between the presidents of Iran, Turkey and Russia within the framework of the Astana talks, and for tripartite consultations on Syrian issue.

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