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The leaders of Turkey, Germany, France and Russia will hold a quadrilateral summit in Istanbul on Oct. 27, the Anadolu Agency reported.
During the summit, the leaders will focus on the repatriation of the Syrian refugees and the situation in Idlib, the agency cited a Russian presidential spokesman as saying on Friday.
The leaders will discuss the agreement on Idlib reached in Sochi on Sept. 17 as well as the conditions necessary to create for the return of refugees to Syria, Dmitry Peskov told journalists in Tashkent, according to the agency.
The head of the Kremlin press office also said there was no need to expect "breakthrough decisions" from the summit as these talks were not about "breakthroughs".
Peskov said there are several bilateral meetings scheduled for Putin on the sidelines of the Istanbul summit, the agency added.
Earlier, speaking to Channel One, a local broadcaster, Peskov stressed Turkey's important role in the region.
"Turkey is vital for both Russia and the United States. Whatsoever, the U.S. continues seeking contact with the Turkish colleagues," he said.
Last month, Russia and Turkey reached an agreement in Sochi to enforce a new demilitarized zone in Syria’s Idlib region, from which the heavy weapons of the rebels have been withdrawn according to the agreement.