The foreign ministers of Iraq, Russia, Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, and Qatar are in Doha holding an emergency meeting on the latest developments in Syria.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein told Rudaw earlier on Saturday that their discussion will focus on finding a solution to the conflict.
“A quick solution is reviewed by everyone differently, and that is why this meeting is important, because Turkey, Russia, Iran, Iraq and the neighboring countries to Syria will all take part. Saudi Arabia and Qatar will attend as well,” he said.
The meeting takes place on the sidelines of the Doha Forum in the Qatari capital.
Syria’s civil war dramatically reignited late last month when a coalition of rebels led by the Islamist Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) launched a blistering offensive against the Syrian army. They quickly took control of the northern city of Aleppo, the largest in the country, and then advanced to capture the strategic central province of Hama. They also took control of Daraa city late on Friday.