Article: Moscow to host Turkey, Syria, Russia, Iran meeting on Tuesday, state news reports

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Apr 24, 2023

Moscow to host Turkey, Syria, Russia, Iran meeting on Tuesday, state news reports

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ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's defence minister said he planned to meet his Syrian, Russian and Iranian counterparts in Moscow on Tuesday, state-owned Anadolu news agency said, amid efforts to rebuild Ankara-Damascus ties after years of animosity during the Syrian war.

Anadolu cited Defence Minister Hulusi Akar as saying the countries' intelligence chiefs will also attend the meeting in Moscow.

(Reporting by Daren Butler; Editing by Jonathan Spicer)

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