Al-Monitor- On Nov. 22, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani traveled to the Russian Black Sea city of Sochi for a trilateral meeting with his Russian and Turkish counterparts. The summit has been described as highly important for the future of Syria, particularly given the three leaders��call for a Syrian congress to be formed�to discuss the future of the war-torn country.


Meanwhile, Iranian parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani, who is on a trip to Turkey, said that the�Sochi summit�is a "turning point"�in the region.

Larijani stated�Nov. 21, �Iran, Turkey and Russia [have formed] a good and complementary group that if they pursue [this process], [they] can play a more important role in Asia, because the performance of these countries in Syria and the work they did in Syria calmed down the atmosphere and almost destroyed the terrorists.�

He added, �Now it is time to establish stability in the region, and the Sochi summit is being held with the aim of�stabilizing�the situation in Syria and is very important.�

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