And a possible Erdogan, Putin, Assad meeting.
A brief digression.. oh that the resources of my old blog were public, sigh 🙁
This is part 2 to the report below;
Turkey prepared to hand over Syrian regions under it’s control to Syrian government- as long as the Syrian secure the territory
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu revealed on Thursday that his country was prepared to hand over Syrian regions under its control to the Syrian regime “should political stability be established.”
Speaking to the press, he stressed that Türkiye has repeatedly said it was ready to hand over power in areas it is deployed in Syria to Damascus once political stability is reached.
He made his remarks shortly after a meeting between the Turkish, Syrian and Russian defense ministers in Moscow.
Cavusoglu spoke of the possibility of joint work in the future between Ankara and Damascus should common ground be reached between them over fighting terrorism.
Moreover, he stressed that Türkiye respects Syria’s unity and territorial integrity.
Earlier this month, Russia had proposed during a consultative meeting in Istanbul the withdrawal of the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) from Manbij and Ain al-Arab in northern Syria. The regime would replace the SDF while the Kurdish security forces, Asayish, would remain and be incorporated in the regime forces. (Asayish remaining in place should be temporary, just my thought!)
Erdogan, Putin, Assad to meet after January 2023
TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) –
A meeting between the Turkish, Syrian, and Russian leaders has been scheduled, but not for January, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday.
As is being reported a meeting has been scheduled. Definitely worth following up on!
On December 28, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the defense ministers of Russia, Syria, and Turkey held trilateral talks in Moscow to discuss ways to resolve the Syrian crisis.
“As for the summit of the leaders of the three countries, again there is no date, but January is too early for that, so we cannot say that the summit will take place in January,” the minister said, as quoted by a local broadcaster.
Commenting on the recent trilateral defense ministers meeting, Cavusoglu said that the talks were important in terms of reaching an agreement on a road map for the Syrian settlement, adding that the contacts on the issue would continue.
“The meeting turned out to be useful. We believe that interaction with the Syrian authorities is important to reach an agreement that will ensure stability and lasting peace, and these contacts are also important to reach a consensus between the regime and the opposition on the road map [for conflict settlement],” the minister added.