Turkish FM Davutoğlu to visit Paris over Syria talks

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Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu. AP photo

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu will visit Paris on Sept. 16 for a meeting on Syria upon an invitation by his U.S. counterpart, John Kerry. 

Speaking on the phone for the second time in less than 24 hours, Davutoğlu and Kerry discussed steps towards setting out a framework for the dismantling of Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal, as agreed on Sept. 14 by the United States and Russia, diplomatic sources said. 

Davutoğlu will join his U.S., French and British counterparts in France.