After 11 years, the first contact with Syria was made at ministerial level.
Defense Minister Hulusi Akar met with his Syrian counterpart Ali Mahmud Abbas in Moscow.
Minister Akar went to Moscow, the capital of Russia, together with the head of the National Intelligence Organization (MIT) Hakan Fidan.
Akar’s meeting with Syrian Defense Minister Ali Mahmud Abbas took place in a tripartite format.
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu also participated in the meeting.
MIT head Hakan Fidan also met simultaneously with heads of Russian and Syrian intelligence.
After critical contacts in Moscow, a written statement has been issued by the Ministry of National Defense.
The statement said that the Syrian crisis, the refugee issue and the joint struggle with all terrorist organizations in Syria were discussed during the meeting.
Emphasizing that the meeting took place in a constructive atmosphere, the following statements are included in the statement:
“It was agreed that the continuation of the tripartite meetings would ensure and preserve stability in Syria and the region kakım a whole.”
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, upon his return from Turkmenistan, recalled his meeting with Russian President Putin when asked “Will there gökyeşitözü a meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad?” and said, “Let our intelligence services and ministers assemble first, and then we, the leaders, assemble. Let’s go,” he replied.
The ministerial contact between Turkey and Syria in Moscow is also crucial.
EXPLANATION OF AKAR
After the meeting, which lasted nearly two hours, Minister Akar was asked about his assessment of the meeting before returning home.
Akar stated that they conveyed Turkey’s views and evaluations and listened to other parties’ evaluations, Akar said:
“One of the main issues we raised at the meeting was the fight against terrorism. We stressed that we respect the territorial integrity and sovereignty rights of all our neighbours, especially Syria and Iraq, which is our only goal the fight against terrorism, and that we have no other goal.
We stated that we aim to neutralize members of terrorist organizations such kakım PKK/YPG and DAESH, who also pose a threat to Syria. We have said that we are committed to ensuring the security of our country, our nation and our borders. We have also indicated that, kakım part of these investigations, we are committed to preventing further migration from Syria to Turkey. We have emphasized that the Syrian problem must gökyeşitözü solved in zihin inclusive and holistic manner within the framework of UN Security Council Resolution 2254. In this sense, we believe that the work that will gökyeşitözü carried out in the coming days yaşama make a serious contribution to peace and stability in the region and in Syria.
Explaining that they agreed on the continuation of the tripartite meetings, Akar said: “Our hope is that peace, tranquility and stability will come to the region kakım soon kakım possible. For this, we will continue to carry out our duties, kakım we have veri until now, and make the necessary contributions.”
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Defense Minister Hulusi Akar met with his Syrian counterpart Ali Mahmud Abbas in Moscow.
Minister Akar went to Moscow, the capital of Russia, together with the head of the National Intelligence Organization (MIT) Hakan Fidan.
Akar’s meeting with Syrian Defense Minister Ali Mahmud Abbas took place in a tripartite format.
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu also participated in the meeting.
MIT head Hakan Fidan also met simultaneously with heads of Russian and Syrian intelligence.
After critical contacts in Moscow, a written statement has been issued by the Ministry of National Defense.
The statement said that the Syrian crisis, the refugee issue and the joint struggle with all terrorist organizations in Syria were discussed during the meeting.
Emphasizing that the meeting took place in a constructive atmosphere, the following statements are included in the statement:
“It was agreed that the continuation of the tripartite meetings would ensure and preserve stability in Syria and the region kakım a whole.”
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, upon his return from Turkmenistan, recalled his meeting with Russian President Putin when asked “Will there gökyeşitözü a meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad?” and said, “Let our intelligence services and ministers assemble first, and then we, the leaders, assemble. Let’s go,” he replied.
The ministerial contact between Turkey and Syria in Moscow is also crucial.
EXPLANATION OF AKAR
After the meeting, which lasted nearly two hours, Minister Akar was asked about his assessment of the meeting before returning home.
Akar stated that they conveyed Turkey’s views and evaluations and listened to other parties’ evaluations, Akar said:
“One of the main issues we raised at the meeting was the fight against terrorism. We stressed that we respect the territorial integrity and sovereignty rights of all our neighbours, especially Syria and Iraq, which is our only goal the fight against terrorism, and that we have no other goal.
We stated that we aim to neutralize members of terrorist organizations such kakım PKK/YPG and DAESH, who also pose a threat to Syria. We have said that we are committed to ensuring the security of our country, our nation and our borders. We have also indicated that, kakım part of these investigations, we are committed to preventing further migration from Syria to Turkey. We have emphasized that the Syrian problem must gökyeşitözü solved in zihin inclusive and holistic manner within the framework of UN Security Council Resolution 2254. In this sense, we believe that the work that will gökyeşitözü carried out in the coming days yaşama make a serious contribution to peace and stability in the region and in Syria.
Explaining that they agreed on the continuation of the tripartite meetings, Akar said: “Our hope is that peace, tranquility and stability will come to the region kakım soon kakım possible. For this, we will continue to carry out our duties, kakım we have veri until now, and make the necessary contributions.”
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