Turkey, Russia and Iran will hold a meeting in Moscow on December 27 to discuss a political solution to the over five-year conflict in Syria, Ankara said on Wednesday.

"We are striving to secure a ceasefire throughout the country and for negotiations for a political solution to start," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told TGRT Haber broadcaster. 

"In this sense, at the end of the month, on December 27 in Moscow, we will hold a tripartite meeting with Turkey, Russia and Iran."