
Russia, Iran and Turkey agree to hold 'Syrian congress' NEWS / SYRIA'S CIVIL WAR WATCH: Assad and Putin meet to discuss post-war phase in Syria WATCH: Is the war in Syria really almost over? Middle East Syria's Civil War Russia Iran Turkey SIGN UP The three leaders met in the Black Sea resort of Sochi [Mikhail Metzel/Kremlin via Reuters] Russian President Vladimir Putin has said his Iranian and Turkish counterparts have supported a proposal to hold a "Syrian people's congress" that will bring together government and opposition figures. The Russian leader on Wednesday hosted Hassan Rouhani and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, just as some Syrian opposition groups met in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, ahead of United Nations-sponsored talks in Geneva. "The congress will look at the key questions on Syria's national agenda," Putin told reporters at the summit in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, sitting alongside Rouhani and Erdogan. "First of all, ...