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Russian and Turkish leaders, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of this weekend\u2019s four-nation Syrian War summit in Istanbul, which will also gather representatives from France and Germany.<\/p>\n
Russia is a main backer of Syrian President Bashar Assad\u2019s government while Turkey has been helping insurgents trying to remove him from power.<\/p>\n
Last month, Russia and Turkey reached an agreement to set up a demilitarized zone around the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib preventing a government offensive on the last rebel stronghold in the country.<\/p>\n
Idlib has been calm since, though some militant groups did not meet an Oct. 15 deadline to evacuate the DMZ.<\/p>\n
Many feared that a government offensive in Idlib would trigger a new refugee crisis as the region is home to some 3 million people, many of them already displaced by the war from other parts of Syria.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, top Russian diplomat Andrei Buravov confirmed \u201ca separate bilateral meeting\u201d has been scheduled for Saturday in Istanbul between Mr. Erdogan and Mr. Putin, according to the Russian news service Tass.<\/p>\n
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday that Moscow did not expect a breakthrough decision during the four-country talks, Tass reported.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt would be probably incorrect to predict that the summit is held with the aim of reaching certain agreements,\u201d Mr. Peskov said. \u201cObviously, we need to be realistic.\u201d<\/p>\n
Turkey\u2019s presidential spokesman has said the summit is expected to address all aspects of the Syrian conflict, including the situation on the ground, the Idlib agreement and efforts for a lasting solution to the conflict.<\/p>\n
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is scheduled to attend.<\/p>\n
\u2022 This article is based in part on wire service reports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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