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Iran, Russia and Turkey start search for Syria resolution

Iran, Russia and Turkey start search for Syria resolution

By REUTERS

Foreign ministers, Sergei Lavrov (2nd L) of Russia, Mevlut Cavusoglu (3rd R) of Turkey, Mohammad Javad Zarif (2nd R) of Iran, and members of the delegations attend a meeting in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, December 20, 2016. Photo: Reuters

MOSCOW:  have started the process of finding a political solution to the conflict in Syria, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said at a meeting of the three countries' foreign ministers in Moscow on Tuesday.

At a separate meeting in Moscow of defence ministers from the same three countries, Iranian Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan praised military co-operation between Ankara and Moscow in Syria.