Turkey confirmed on Friday that it would convene with the foreign ministers of Russia and Iran for discussions regarding the intensifying civil conflict in Syria in Qatar on Saturday.
Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan "will engage with the Russian and Iranian ministers. . . for a meeting under the Astana process" on the periphery of the Doha Forum, a source from the foreign ministry stated.
The so-called Astana process, which includes the three nations, was initiated by Kazakhstan in 2017 in an effort to secure a political resolution to the civil war in Syria, which has reignited following a swift offensive by Islamist-led insurgents over the past week.
Iranian state media had previously reported that a meeting was anticipated on the margins of the forum between Turkey, which supports certain rebel factions, and the allies of Damascus, Iran and Russia.
Qatar, which initially backed the insurgents after President Bashar al-Assad's regime suppressed a peaceful uprising in 2011, continues to be an ardent critic of Assad but is advocating for a negotiated conclusion to the conflict.