Russian, Iranian, Syrian, Turkish deputy FMs to meet in Moscow next week - Iranian FM

MOSCOW. March 29 (Interfax) - Russian, Iranian, Syrian, and Turkish deputy foreign ministers plan to meet in Moscow next week, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Wednesday.

"This four-sided meeting at the level of deputy foreign ministers will take place right here next week," Amir-Abdollahian said following negotiations with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow.

"The main goal of this meeting is to bring Turkey and Syria's views closer together," he said.

"Tehran and Moscow will also undertake efforts to bring those views closer together. If some framework takes shape at the negotiations next week, then the following meeting could be arranged at the foreign minister level," Amir-Abdollahian said.