Russia, Turkey, Iran fail to agree on ceasefire for Syria’s Idlib

Russia, Turkey, Iran fail to agree on ceasefire for Syria's Idlib Reuters By Denis Pinchuk TEHRAN (Reuters) - The presidents of Turkey, Iran and Russia on Friday failed to agree on a ceasefire that would forestall a Syrian government offensive in rebel-held Idlib province which the United Nations fears could cause a humanitarian catastrophe involving tens of thousands of civilians. Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan, Russia's Vladimir Putin and Iran's Hassan Rouhani, meeting in Tehran for a summit of key foreign players in Syria's war, agreed in a final statement that there could be no military solution to the conflict and it could only end through a negotiated political process The post Russia, Turkey, Iran fail to agree on ceasefire for Syria's Idlib appeared first on Firstpost. FirstPost Unsubscribe from these notifications or sign in to manage your Email Applets.