France's Macron Says Syrian Stability At Stake In Istanbul

France's Macron Says Syrian Stability at Stake in Istanbul

French President Emanuel Macron said Saturday that stability in Syria was on the line at the historic four-way summit underway in Istanbul, Turkey.

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 27th October, 2018) French President Emanuel Macron said Saturday that stability in Syria was on the line at the historic four-way summit underway in Istanbul, Turkey.

Macron announced in a tweet he had landed in Turkey for talks on Syria with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel.

"Stability in Syria that will avert a new humanitarian disaster is what's at stake today [at the meeting] with President Erdogan, President Putin and Chancellor Merkel," he tweeted.

The four leaders are expected to discuss Syrian peace process, a demilitarized zone in Idlib in northwest Syria and be briefed by UN special envoy to Syria Steffan de Mistura, who is stepping down next month.