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Mr.Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Russian President, Mr. Vladimir Putin and the Iranian
President, Mr. Hasan Ruhani. At the meeting, improvements achieved towards reducing
violence in Syria following the Astana meetings were discussed. The leaders declared in
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their joint statement at the end of the summit that they reaffirmed their persistence
in respect to the continuation of active cooperation between Türkiye, Iran, and Russia to
establish peace and stability in Syria within the framework provided by the UN Security
Council decree 2254 and stated that the “Astana Format” and its benefits have become
an effective tool for contributing to peace and stability in Syria. They also emphasized
the importance of the need for rapid, secure, and uninterrupted humanitarian assistance.
Our President emphasized in his statement on the tri-party summit meeting that “a
consensus has been reached about helping the Syrian people to lead a free, fair, and
transparent political process that will be carried out with the ownership and leadership
of the Syrian people” and emphasizing the priority of excluding terrorist elements from
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(Source: Anadolu News Agency)
According to information provided by our Ministry of Foreign Affairs;27 in Syria,
since 2011, around 600,000 Syrians have lost their lives, 1,400,000 people have
been injured, 6,300,000 people have been displaced within the country, and nearly

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For the joint statement see the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye
(see.http://www.mfa.gov.tr/disisleri-bakani-mevlut-cavusoglunun-sayin-cumhurbaskanimiza-refakatle-sociyi-
ziyareti.tr.mfa); date accessed: 29/11/2017.
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For the mentioned statement see the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic
of Türkiye (see. http://www.mfa.gov.tr/disisleri-bakani-mevlut-cavusoglunun-sayin-cumhurbaskanimiza-
refakatle-sociyi-ziyareti.tr.mfa); date accessed: 29/11/2017 .

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