Ankara - The Presidents of Turkey, Russia, and China will hold a trilateral meeting this weekend in Beijing, where they will discuss the progress of the Astana peace talks to resolve the Syrian crisis, Hürriyet Turkish daily reported.

The three leaders will participate at a international conference in Beijing, May 14-15, aimed at riviving the economic and commercial potential of the historic silk road through improving transport, infrastructures, energy and other forms of cooperation.

The meeting organized to promote the Chinese Belt and Road initiative will also be attended by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, International Monetary Fund Director Christian Lagarde, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim as well as heads of state from 28 countries and more than 250 ministers.

According to diplomatic sources, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is traveling to Beijing, where he will meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping before the announced trilateral summit, which will be the first of its kind.

After fulfilling his agenda, Erdogan will travel to the United States, where a meeting will be held in Washington with President Donald Trump on Tuesday.