Russian, Turkish, Iranian presidents adopt joint declaration on Syria

SOCHI, November 22. /TASS/. The presidents of Russia, Iran and Turkey have adopted a joint declaration on their countries’ cooperation in resolving the Syria crisis, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters on Wednesday after the trilateral summit. "The document defines priorities for further cooperation of Russia, Turkey and Iran, which have the upper hand in Syrian issues, and sets concrete tasks for the future," Putin said. Wrapping up outcomes of the summit, Putin noted that the three presidents "focused with satisfaction on substantial successes of the joint war on terror and confirmed readiness to boost cooperation so as to completely destroy ISIL [former name of the Islamic State terrorist group], Jabhat al-Nusra [both banned in Russia - TASS] and other extremist groups." "We have agreed that successes on the battlefield, which lead to liberation of Syria’s entire territory from militants, have begun a qualitatively new stage in the crisis resolution. They imply real prospects for the long-term and comprehensive normalization in Syria and the country’s political development in the post-conflict period," Putin said, adding "that has been the objective of the joint declaration negotiated at the talks." Read more