Turkey, Russia, Iran summit to be held in August

Turkish presidential spokesman on Thursday said Ankara will host a trilateral summit with the participation of Russia and Iran in August.

After a Cabinet meeting in capital Ankara, Ibrahim Kalin also said there would be another meeting with Russian, German and French leaders in two months.

"During the G20 summit it was agreed upon that a four-party summit just like the one from last year will be held in Istanbul hosted by our president.

"A quadruple summit is planned before going to the UN General Assembly," he said.

Kalin said Syria and regional issues will be discussed in these meetings.