Turkey, Russia, Iran, Syria hold ‘constructive talks’ FMTNews FMTWorld
Defence ministers and intelligence chiefs of the four countries held talks today to rebuild Turkey-Syria ties.
Nato alliance member Turkey has backed political and armed opposition to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad during the 12-year civil war, and sent its own troops into the country’s north.But Damascus demands the full withdrawal of Turkish troops for relations to be restored. All four countries reaffirmed their desire to preserve Syria’s territorial integrity and the need to intensify efforts for the speedy return of Syrian refugees to their country, the statements said.
The Syrian and Turkish defence ministers previously held talks in Moscow in December, marking the highest-level encounter between the two countries since the war began.
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