Putin, Turkey's Erdogan to discuss U.S. pullout from Syria next week

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attend a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 leaders summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina December 1, 2018. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS - Copyright Sputnik Photo Agency(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 16/01/2019 - 14:32•Updated 08/05/2024 - 03:38

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will hold talks in Moscow next week to discuss Syria in light of the planned withdrawal of U.S. troops, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Wednesday.

Russia also intends to propose holding a three-way summit on Syria in Russia with Iran and Turkey, Ushakov told reporters at a briefing.