Syrian Leader, Iranian Foreign Minister Discuss Agenda of Tehran Talks on Syria- Statement

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 03rd September, 2018) Syrian President Bashar Assad and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed on Monday the agenda of the upcoming Russia-Iran-Turkey summit in Tehran and the situation in Syria, the Syrian president's press service said in a statement.

The Iranian minister is currently visiting Damascus, where he has already held talks with his Syrian counterpart Walid Muallem and the country's prime minister, Imad Khamis.

"The discussions during the meeting touched on the events in Syria and in the region, and the issues on the agenda of the trilateral summit between Russia, Iran and Turkey, agreed to be held in Iran in the next few days," the statement said.

The third summit between the three leaders will be held on September 7. According to Muallem, the discussions during the summit will be focused on the liberation of the Syrian province of Idlib, where terrorists are reportedly preparing a chemical attack against civilians in order to make it look like an attack perpetrated by the government forces.