Talk regarding efforts to create a political breach in the file of Syrian-Turkish relations has come to the fore once once more, with the statement issued yesterday by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, regarding the continuation of work on convening a meeting of the foreign ministers of Russia, Syria, Turkey and Iran.
Bogdanov said in a press statement reported by “Novosti” agency: “Work is underway on a discreet and quiet arrangement for a meeting that includes the foreign ministers of Russia, Syria, Turkey and Iran.”
He added, “We are working on it. I can say that we agreed not to reveal the details at the present time. Everything is not that simple. We must work discreetly on the principles of quiet diplomacy.”
On the twenty-eighth of last December, the Minister of Defense, General Ali Abbas, and the Director of the General Intelligence Department, discussed with their Turkish counterparts in Moscow, with Russian participation, many files. The Syrian Ministry of Defense described in a statement the meeting as positive.
For his part, a source following Al-Watan revealed at the time that the outcomes of the tripartite meeting held in Moscow concluded with Turkey’s agreement to fully withdraw from the Syrian lands it occupies in the north, in addition to Ankara’s affirmation of respect for the sovereignty and integrity of the Syrian lands, and the implementation of the agreement was also discussed. which took place in 2020 regarding the opening of the M4 road.
The source pointed out that the gathered parties emphasized that the PKK militia is a proxy militia for America and “Israel” and poses the greatest danger to Syria and Turkey.
The source concluded by saying that everything agreed upon during this meeting will be followed up through specialized committees that were formed in order to ensure proper implementation and follow-up, and that subsequent meetings will be held between the two parties for further coordination.
Meanwhile, the Russian presidential spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, commented on press reports that talked regarding an upcoming visit by President Bashar al-Assad to Russia, indicating that the Kremlin will announce it at the specified time, and not in advance.
“As a rule, many official working visits are being prepared, and this is a continuous process, with which our specialists in international affairs, ministries and departments work,” Peskov told reporters yesterday.
Peskov continued, “As you know, we announce international visits on time, and we will not do so earlier, but of course there are some security rules when carrying out the visit, so we are not in a hurry, and we will inform you in a timely manner.”
On the other hand, a member of the Security Council and Foreign Policy in the Turkish presidency, Chagri Erhan, considered that a meeting between the Syrian and Turkish presidents is not expected to take place before the Turkish presidential elections. During an interview with Sputnik, Orhan said: “As far as I know, there is no date or place Determined for such a meeting, and it may happen following the elections ».
Yesterday, the six-party opposition party announced Kamal Kilicdaroglu as a consensus candidate for the presidency, and announced that “the mayors of Istanbul and Ankara will be appointed as vice-presidents of the republic.”
Yesterday, Ankara summoned the US ambassador, Jeff Flake, once morest the backdrop of a visit by the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milley, to northeastern Syria, and the Turkish Foreign Ministry asked the US ambassador to provide clarifications regarding this visit.
