Erdoğan, Rouhani agree to maintain Turkey, Iran, Russia cooperation in Syria

ANKARA – Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani agreed on Tuesday to maintain the cooperation between Turkey, Iran and Russia for a political solution to the conflict in Syria, a source in Erdoğan's office said.

Erdoğan also told Rouhani in a telephone call that actions to increase tensions in the region should be avoided, after US, British and French forces carried out air strikes on Syria over the weekend.