OREANDA-NEWS  Russia, Iran and Turkey have agreed to hold the next international meeting on Syria in the second half of 2023. This is stated in a joint statement issued on Wednesday by the Russian Federation, Iran and Turkey following the results of the 20th international meeting on Syria in the Astana format.

"We have agreed to hold the 21st international meeting on Syria in the second half of 2023," the statement reads. At the same time, earlier in the day, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Kanat Tumysh said that the Astana format meeting that ended today would be the last.

In addition, the parties "noted the agreement fixed in the final statement of the trilateral summit on July 19, 2022 to organize a summit meeting in the Russian Federation." Russia, Iran and Turkey stressed the importance of continuing to provide and increase the volume of humanitarian assistance to Syria.