Türkiye, Iran Express Support For Syria's Territorial Integrity
Date
1/18/2023 3:30:24 PM
(MENAFN- AzerNews) Türkiye and Iran support Syria's territorial integrity and
political unity, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavushoglu said at a joint
news conference with his Iranian counterpart Hossein
Amirabdollahian in Ankara on Tuesday, Azernews reports citing
daily sabah .
The two foreign ministers touched upon the recent contacts
between the two neighbors, as Çavuşoğlu said they are planning a
meeting at the foreign Ministry level.
Although no date or place has been decided yet, Türkiye, Syria
and Russia hope to organize a meeting between their foreign
ministers this month.
Powerful NATO member Türkiye has played a major part in the
conflict, backing Bashar Assad's opponents and sending troops into
the north. Moscow is Assad's main ally and Russian President
Vladimir Putin has urged reconciliation with Ankara.
For his part, Amirabdollahian said Iran is very pleased by the
thaw in Ankara's ties with Syria.
Meanwhile, Cavushoğlu criticized Sweden's failure to take action
against Erdogan effigy incident by PKK/YPG terrorists, calling it
'absurd.'
'This is terrorist propaganda,' he said, adding that if Sweden
thinks it is wasting Türkiye's time through wordplays, they should
know that they're deceiving themselves.
He continued by saying that the terrorist propaganda by the
YPG/PKK included hate speech and racism, and that Türkiye would
proceed by taking into consideration the trilateral memorandum
signed with Sweden and Finland.
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