Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to visit Iran next week for a trilateral meeting with Iranian and Russian officials to discuss ways to pursue the end of the Syrian Civil War, Fars news agency reported on Tuesday, citing reports in Arabic-language news outlets.
The agency quoted the London-based al-Arab newspaper as saying that Iran, Turkey, and Russia are forming a coalition to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
It also comes at a time of increased tensions between Ankara and the West in the wake of the failed coup attempt in Turkey. Turkey accused the West, particularly the United States, of choosing to criticize Ankara's crackdown in response to the arrest in lieu of condemning the attempt.
The Turkish government also accused cleric Fethullah Gulen, who lives in self-imposed exile in the US, of being behind the coup attempt – and has sharply criticized the US for its reluctance to extradite Gulen.
Erdogan visited Russia this month, and on Tuesday RT quoted Russian President Vladimir Putin as saying that his country sought to "restore full-fledged relations with Turkey, a friendly nation to us, a country with which we’ve been for years developing unique cooperation and active relations".
Ties have been on the mend since an incident in November in which Turkey shot down a Russian military jet over Syria. Erdogan refused the Kremlin's demand that he apologize. Russia responded with sanctions, but the Kremlin said in June that Erdogan had offered an apology, beginning a process of rapprochement.
[i24news.tv]
17/8/16
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The agency quoted the London-based al-Arab newspaper as saying that Iran, Turkey, and Russia are forming a coalition to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
- The report comes after Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Turkey needed to improve its ties with Damascus.
It also comes at a time of increased tensions between Ankara and the West in the wake of the failed coup attempt in Turkey. Turkey accused the West, particularly the United States, of choosing to criticize Ankara's crackdown in response to the arrest in lieu of condemning the attempt.
The Turkish government also accused cleric Fethullah Gulen, who lives in self-imposed exile in the US, of being behind the coup attempt – and has sharply criticized the US for its reluctance to extradite Gulen.
- Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif visited Turkey earlier this month and met with President Erdogan, among others.
Erdogan visited Russia this month, and on Tuesday RT quoted Russian President Vladimir Putin as saying that his country sought to "restore full-fledged relations with Turkey, a friendly nation to us, a country with which we’ve been for years developing unique cooperation and active relations".
Ties have been on the mend since an incident in November in which Turkey shot down a Russian military jet over Syria. Erdogan refused the Kremlin's demand that he apologize. Russia responded with sanctions, but the Kremlin said in June that Erdogan had offered an apology, beginning a process of rapprochement.
[i24news.tv]
17/8/16
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