Four leaders of France, Turkey, Germany, Russia gathered in Istanbul to discuss violence in Syria, 27 October 2018

Summary:

The leaders of Russia, Germany, France and Turkey stressed the importance on 27 October 2018 of a lasting ceasefire in Syria, and said a committee to create a new constitution should meet by the end of the year. They discussed the violence in a north Syrian region where is the last stronghold of the rebels.

Further information:

Since the beginning of the Syrian uprising, hundreds of thousands of Syrians have been killed and over 12 million people - half the country's prewar population - have been displaced.

Aljazeera News, 27.10.2018: Leaders of Turkey, Russia, France and Germany hold Syria talks https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/10/leaders-turkey-syria-france-germany-hold-syria-talks-181027181752402.html

France 24, 27.10.2018: Turkey hosts Russian, French, German leaders for Syria summit https://www.france24.com/en/20181027-syria-turkey-leaders-russia-france-germany-istanbul-summit-erdogan-macron-merkel-putin

Tass, 28.10.2018: Russia, Germany, Turkey, France committed to Syria’s territorial integrity - communique http://tass.com/world/1028190

Reuters, 27.10.2018: Russia, Germany, France and Turkey call for lasting ceasefire, constitutional meeting for Syria https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey/russia-germany-france-and-turkey-meet-for-four-way-syria-summit-idUKKCN1N10HI

ESO: Iran, Turkey and Russia meet for Syria summit http://www.europeansources.info/record/iran-turkey-and-russia-meet-for-syria-summit/

ESO: Turkey’s All-Out Diplomacy http://www.europeansources.info/record/turkeys-all-out-diplomacy/

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