President states Ankara does not requirement to getridof soldiers from Syria to talk with his federalgovernment.
Published On 25 Aug 2024
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad states efforts to fix ties with Turkey had so far brought no concrete outcomes.
“The efforts did not yield any results worth pointingout regardlessof the severity and authentic eagerness of arbitrators,” al-Assad stated on Sunday in a speech to the Syrian parliament, referring to current conciliation efforts by Russia, Iran and Iraq.
Turkey severed ties with Syria in 2011 after the breakout of the Syrian civil war, in which Ankara supported rebels lookingfor to oust al-Assad.
The Syrian president and his program haveactually been implicated by worldwide bodies and human rights organisations of devoting war criminalactivities after millions of Syrian civilians have gotaway locations under the control of the federalgovernment as well as the nation as a entire.
“The service is openness,” al-Assad stated. “Restoring a relationship needs veryfirst eliminating the triggers that led to its damage.”
The Syrian president likewise made clear that while he desires Turkish soldiers to withdraw from Syria, that was not a condition for talks.
“It’s not appropriate what was revealed by some Turkish authorities justrecently, that Syria stated if there is no withdrawal, it will not satisfy with the Turks,” al-Assad stated.
“This talk is far from truth,” al-Assad included.
In July, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who hasactually been a impassioned advocate of the anti-Assad Syrian opposition, stated he would extend an invite to al-Assad “any time” for possible talks to bringback relations.
Al-Assad stated lateron that month that he was open to conference Erdogan however it depended on the comeacross’s “content”, keepinginmind Turkey’s existence in Syria was a secret sticking point.
Russia hasactually been attempting to assistin a conference inbetween the 2 leaders in an effort to bringback ties. Iraq likewise stated in July that it might lookfor to shot to bring the 2 leader