Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Tuesday arrived in Ankara, meeting with
...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than there are in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really most important...
. He later met with Cavusoglu and both ministers held a joint presser.
"We discussed Syria extensively," Cavusoglu told news hounds, adding that Ankara still prioritises the territorial integrity of Syria.
"The fight against terrorism is important for both countries. Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites....and
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
are suffering from terrorism," he said, adding that this issue was discussed during the meeting with the Iranian minister.
Syria and Turkey ties severed in 2011 after Turkey accused Syrian Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir
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Leveler of Latakia...
of massacring his people who were seeking to topple his regime. Turkey later supported gangs who were fighting the Syrian army.
Turkey has recently tried to normalise relations with Damascus but the Syrian regime seems skeptical, with Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad
...Syrian foreign minister, formerly Perrmanent envoy to the UN. He replaced Wally Muallem, who died in office at age 79, having been FM since approximately age 12...
telling Amir-Abdollahian on Saturday that "We cannot talk about the resumption of normal ties with Turkey without removing the occupation."
Erdogan has repeatedly said recently that he wants to meet Assad.
Mekdad affirmed that a potential meeting between Assad and the "
The talks between Turkey and Syria are mediated by Russia. The meetings were initially held at the level of security heads but defence ministers of both neighbouring countries met in Moscow late last month for the first time.
Cavusoglu said that preparations are underway for a meeting between him and Mekdad.
Amir-Abdollahian said on Tuesday that Iran welcomes the efforts to normalise Ankara-Damascus relations, claiming that this is the outcome of "efforts made by Iran in previous years."
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He also said that Turkey and Iran had previously exchanged information about the PKK.
Turkey often carries out military operations against the PKK at home and in the Kurdistan Region, and it also targets Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria (Rojava), claiming that they are affiliated to the PKK.
Turkey has conducted three offensives against the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) since 2016, and it is threatening to carry out a fresh military campaign against them in the near future.
YPG is the backbone of the US-allied Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
Mazloum Abdi, General Commander of the SDF, told al-Monitor on January 14 that he expects Turkey to attack the Kurdish city of Kobane in northern Syria next month "because of its symbolic meaning for Kurds world over."