The presidents of Iran, Turkey and Russia met Wednesday (April 4th) for their second tripartite summit in under six months, aiming to speed the peace process for Syria and bolster their influence in the country, AFP reported.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted his Russian and Iranian counterparts Vladimir Putin and Hassan Rouhani in Ankara.
The meeting is the second such tripartite summit after the first hosted by Putin in November in the Black Sea city of Sochi.
The three powers have backed peace talks in the Kazakh capital Astana which they argue are a parallel process to support UN-supported discussions in Geneva.
After bilateral talks with Putin on Tuesday, Erdogan said Turkey and Russia would continue their co-operation "focusing on our common interests" in Syria.
While Moscow and Tehran support the Syrian regime politically and militarily, Turkey has supported Syrian opposition fighters.
