Russia to host Iran, Syria and Turkey diplomats for meeting on Syria

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Russia to host Iran, Syria and Turkey diplomats for meeting on Syria
Since 2016, Russia has been encouraging a process that brings together Russia, Iran and Turkey.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Russia will host the deputy foreign ministers of Turkey, Syria and Iran for a meeting next week, according to reports coming out of Ankara. This is an important meeting because it is yet another sign of Syria being drawn into the mix of ministerial meetings. Since 2016, Russia has been encouraging a process, named after Astana in Kazakhstan, that brings together Russia, Iran and Turkey for this purpose.

The Astana process was designed by Russia to exclude the United States. Moscow intervened in Syria in 2015 and has backed the Syrian regime ever since. Iran has been involved in the war-torn country for many years, backing the regime as well and moving weapons through Syria to Hezbollah.

After the US pulled back from its threats to attack Syria in 2013 over its use of chemical weapons, Russia stepped in to make sure the regime would survive. Today, the Syrian regime is thriving on new normalization in the Arab region, with recent visits to Oman and numerous hostings of diplomats from the Gulf.

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