Putin hopes Russia, Iran, Turkey to make Syrian National Dialog Congress effective

SOCHI, November 22. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin hopes that Russia, Iran and Turkey will exert the maximum efforts for making the Syrian National Dialog Congress effective enough. "The Syrian people are to shape their future and to agree on the principles of statehood on their own," Putin said in his opening remarks at a trilateral meeting with Turkish and Iranian leaders on Wednesday. "It is clear that the reform process will be a no easy one. It will require compromises and concessions by all partakers, including the Syrian government, of course. I do hope that Russia, Iran and Turkey will take concerted action to make this work productive to the maximum extent." He recalled that the idea of convening a National Dialogue Congress, supported by Russia, Turkey and Iran, was expected to launch a wide intra-Syrian dialogue. The congress will be held in Sochi. "I suggest discussing the parameters of this forum today," Putin said. Read more