Sputnik - Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Recep Erdogan and Iran's President Hassan Rouhani have held a trilateral summit, discussing the situation in the Syrian Idlib province as well as the trilateral ties.




According to�the Russian President Vladimir Putin, the priority now is to�remove terrorists from�Syria's Idlib. At the same time, the Russian president noted that there was a lot of�opportunity�for peacemaking with�those in�Idlib, who was ready for�a dialogue.

The Russian president further noted that�there is a large number of�civilians in�the Syrian Idlib and this must be borne in�mind when fighting terrorists.
"There is a large number of�civilians in�the Idlib zone, and we certainly need to�bear this in�mind [when fighting terrorists]," Putin said at�the Russia-Iran-Turkey summit.


Speaking further,�Putin said that conditions for�accommodation of�up to�one million refugees were created in�Syria, the authorities gave guarantees of�their non-discrimination.
"Conditions have been created in�Syria to�accommodate up�to a million refugees. The government gives firm guarantees of�security and non-discrimination to�all returning citizens, including property issues," Putin said.


Putin says he agrees with�his Iranian and Turkish counterparts that the three countries should boost the trilateral coordination on�the humanitarian issues in�Syria.

"Russia, Iran and Turkey believe that coordinated efforts aimed at�improving the humanitarian situation in�Syria, restore its economy and infrastructure, address acute social problems play an important role," Putin said after�the trilateral summit in�Tehran.

Erdogan on�Syrian Issue

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in�his turn, said that�the trilateral Russia-Turkey-Iran summit on�Syria in�Tehran is the last opportunity for�a peaceful settlement of�the situation in�the Syrian Idlib.
"Our goal is to�peacefully solve the Idlib issue in�accordance with�the spirit of�the agreements in�Astana, this is the last opportunity to�prove their reputation," Erdogan said at�the summit.


Speaking further, the Turkish president noted that the preservation of�Idlib's�status as�a de-escalation�zone was vitally important.
"Attacks on�Idlib by�the Syrian regime worsen the situation in�the region. These attacks pose risks to�the political settlement in�Syria. It is vitally important to�preserve Idlib's status as�a de-escalation zone. Any wrong steps in�this direction will be felt everywhere. The problem should be resolved in�the spirit of�Astana," Erdogan said.


Rouhani About Syria

At the same time,�Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that cooperation between�Russia, Iran and Turkey in�Syria should continue until�the complete defeat of�terrorism and establishment of�peace in�this country.
"Our cooperation must continue until�the end, until�terrorists are eliminated, until�democracy is established in�Syria, until�the refugees return, until�the peace is established," Rouhani said after�the trilateral summit.


The situation in�Syria's northwestern Idlib province, the last major insurgency stronghold, has become one of�the key topics at�the summit. According to�the Kremlin, the terrorism hotbed in�Idlib destabilizes the situation in�Syria and undermines the work toward�the political settlement of�the conflict.

Moreover, Russian officials have repeatedly warned that terrorists were planning a false-flag chemical weapons attack in�Idlib with�an aim to�provoke Western retaliation against�the Syrian government.