Days after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s speech before his country’s parliament and his talk about relations with Turkey, the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reported that “Ankara and Damascus may hold talks at the level of intelligence agencies in the near future, without preconditions.”
The newspaper said under the title “Green light from Bashar al-Assad for the meeting: Turkish military withdrawal is not a basic condition.”
She added, “A positive response from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been received regarding the possibility of launching high-level normalization negotiations between Ankara and Damascus, in light of what “al-Assad” said that “Turkey’s withdrawal of its military forces from Syria is not a basic condition for starting the talks.”
And moaned The newspaper “These talks come in light of the positive statements made by senior Turkish officials, including those of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which led to a moderate response from the Syrian front.”
It is worth noting that President Assad said in his speech“We dealt with the initiatives put forward regarding the relationship with Turkey positively and without compromise, but they did not achieve any noteworthy results on the ground, despite the seriousness of the initiators and their sincere keenness to restore things to their normal state.”
President Assad added: “The recent mediation efforts undertaken by Russia, Iran and Iraq did not result in any tangible progress in the initiatives, and there is a need to reverse the policies that led to the current situation. These are not conditions, but rather requirements for the success of the process.”
Last updated: August 27, 2024 – 14:01
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