SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Senior Turkish official on Wednesday revealed that Turkey, Syria, and Russia aim to schedule a meeting of their foreign ministers this month.
The official, who was not authorized to speak publicly, said the meeting could happen either before or after Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu is scheduled to meet U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the United States on Jan. 18, Reuters said.
So far, the date and location of the meeting remained unclear, according to the Turkish official’s words.
Such a meeting would mark the highest-level talks between Ankara and Damascus since the Syrian war began in 2011.
“Discussions are continuing (and) an exact date is not yet set. There are no problems with the meeting, they are just working on timing,” the official said, adding it would happen either in Moscow or another location.
A second senior Turkish official told Reuters that Ankara seeks the safe return of Syrian refugees and cooperation with Damascus in targeting the YPG, the primary target of its ongoing cross-border military strikes.
