Turkey calls Iran, Russia envoys over Syria zone

ISTANBUL: Turkey summoned the ambassadors of Russia and Iran to complain about what it said was Syrian government forces’ violation of the borders of the Idlib de-escalation zone, Turkish foreign ministry sources said on Tuesday. Turkey asked the envoys to urge the Syrian government in Damascus to end the border violations, the sources said.  Meanwhile, UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock travelled to Syria on Tuesday for the start of his first trip to the war-ravaged country since he took his post in September. Lowcock said in a tweet that he had arrived in Syria for a three-day mission where he will meet with government officials and “other key stakeholders” in the country. — Agencies