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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the newly appointed President of Syria, Ahmed Al-Shara, discussed the deep security relations-including the response to Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria-during a meeting in Ankara.
On Tuesday, the visit celebrated the second international trip to Shara since it became the official leader of Syria, after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met in Riyadh earlier this week.
Al -Sharra led the Haya Tora Al -Sham rebel group (HTS), which toppled the government of the Syrian leader for a long time, Bashar al -Assad in a thunderbolt in December.
Speaking alongside Al -Sharra at a press conference in Ankara, Erdogan said that Turki is ready to partnership with the new Syria leadership, especially when it comes to fighting the armed group ISIS (ISIS) and Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria.
Erdogan said: “I would like to express our satisfaction with the strong commitment that my brother Ahmed Al -Shara showed in combating terrorism.”
“I told Al -Carat that we are ready to provide the necessary support to Syria in combating all types of terrorism, whether ISIS or the PKK,” referring to the Arab shortcut to use ISIS and the Labor Party Kurdistan.
Turkiye, who shares in a border with Syria, views many Syrian Kurdish groups that are near its southern demarcation as “terrorists”. This includes the PKK as well as the YPG.
The YPG is a large part of the US -supported Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which controls a large smear from northeastern Syria.
SDF remains the main ally of an ISIS -led coalition in Syria. But since the fall of Assad, Turkish officials have increased to take over the operation.
Cinnam Kosoglu from Al -Jazeera from Ankara said that the Shara received “a very warm welcome” from Erdogan as he was pushing again to seize the anti -Battle, and he promised to pressure the Kurdish fighters.
((Erdogan), Turkish reaffirmation is ready to help control the (ISIS prison) camps in northern and eastern Syria, which means that the camps that control and managed by the Syrian Democratic Forces and YPG, the Syrian Kurdish Kurdish fighter group. “
He said that the battle against ISIS and Bikk should continue. “
Defense, immigrants, trade
For his part, Al -Shara said that his government sought a “strategic partnership” with Turki when he called Erdogan to visit Syria “at the earliest opportunity.”
Data confirms a large reorganization in the region, as Ankara cut ties with Damascus in 2011 after the outbreak of the civil war in Syria. Turki al -Assad opposed throughout the conflict.
“We are working on building a strategic partnership with Turkiye to counter security threats in the region to ensure permanent security and stability of Syria and Turkish.”
He added that the husband discussed “the threats that prevent the regional unit in northeastern Syria”-a clear reference to the US-backed SDF. Al -Sharra rejected any form of Kurdish self -base and urged SDF to hand over their weapons.
The two leaders also discussed a new defensive agreement that was widely reported in recent days, KoseGlu said. The agreement can see that Turkey creates new rules in Syria, behind those already existing along the Turkish border.
“The military bases created by Turki during the past two years to protect its borders from PKK and YPG attacks are still present. Kosoglu said:” They have not closed. “But they talk about new military bases. His existence is now unknown. “
After the meeting, Erdogan pledged to continue pressure to lift international sanctions imposed on Syria during Assad’s rule. The exemption from penalties has been the highest priority of the Cher, as it pushed an aggressive diplomat in recent weeks.
Erdogan added that it is important for the Arab and Muslim countries to support the new Damascus government – financially and so on – during the transfer period.
Regarding the issue of Syrian refugees and migrants, Erdogan said he believed that the voluntary return of the Syrians would rise when the country has become more stable.
Turkiye hosted the largest number of Syrian refugees after the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011 – more than 3.8 million at its peak in 2022.
The husband also discussed economic relations. This comes at a time when Turkish transport and manufacturing companies enjoy increasingly expansion plans for Syria.
