The delegation will head to Moscow subsequent week for making technical preparations forward of a attainable Turkish, Russian, Iranian and Syrian international ministers’ assembly, Türkiye’s prime diplomat says.
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A Turkish delegation will go to Russia’s capital subsequent week for technical talks forward of a deliberate Turkish, Russian, Iranian and Syrian international ministers’ assembly, Türkiye’s international minister has stated.
“An offer came from the Russians to hold a meeting at the technical level in preparation for a possible meeting of foreign ministers. We will also send our deputy minister to Moscow next week,” Mevlut Cavusoglu stated on Wednesday at a news convention together with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian within the capital Ankara.
“The Iranian side will also attend this meeting. At this meeting, preparations for the foreign ministers’ meeting will be made.”
Cavusoglu stated the one surviving mechanism for Syria is the Astana format. “Therefore, we said to the Russians that there is nothing wrong with Iran’s participation,” he added.
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Iran’s involvement
On December 28, 2022, the Turkish, Russian and Syrian defence ministers met in Moscow and agreed to proceed the tripartite conferences to make sure stability in Syria and the broader area.
About the potential of the inclusion of Iran into the talks, Türkiye beforehand stated Ankara could be “pleased if Iran is involved in this process.”
Although no date or location has but been introduced, the international ministers’ assembly would mark one other high-level discuss for the reason that Syrian civil struggle started in 2011.
Abdollahian, for his half, stated Iran is able to play a task to resolve the totally different factors of view between Türkiye and Syria beneath the regional cooperation.
“Iran declares that it is ready for any kind of quadrilateral format between Tehran, Moscow, Ankara, and Damascus,” he added.
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Source: AA
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