UPDATE - Turkish, Russian, Iranian presidents meet in Sochi

Leaders discuss Syrian settlement process arising from Astana talks

UPDATES WITH DURATION OF MEETING AND BACKGROUND

By Diyar Guldogan

SOCHI, Russia (AA) - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met his Russian and Iranian counterparts on Wednesday to discuss the conflict in Syria.

The meeting between Erdogan, Vladimir Putin and Hassan Rouhani in the Black Sea resort of Sochi was held to discuss progress made in the Astana peace talks as well as changes in de-escalation zones across Syria.

The zones were established to reinforce a cease-fire introduced by the three guarantor states in December last year.

The meeting, which was closed to the media, started at 4.40 p.m. local time (1340GMT) and lasted around two hours.

The leaders will hold a joint news conference.

Later on Wednesday, Putin will host Erdogan and Rouhani at a dinner.

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