Erdogan, Putin, Merkel & Macron have dinner after four-way Syria summit in Istanbul

VIDEO: The leaders of Russia, Germany, France and Turkey gathered for dinner after a summit on Syria in Istanbul on Saturday (October 27). 👉 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron gathered for a summit in Istanbul to discuss Syria, where violence this week in the last remaining major rebel stronghold has highlighted the fragility of a deal to avert a massive government offensive. The leaders of the four countries stressed the importance of a lasting ceasefire in Syria, and said a committee to create a new constitution should meet by the end of the year. Ankara, which has long backed rebels seeking to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad, and Moscow, Assad’s principal foreign ally, brokered a deal last month to create a demilitarized zone in the northwest Idlib region. Shelling in Idlib killed at least seven civilians on Friday (October 26), the largest one-day loss of life there since Rus