Türkiye and Russia will resume joint patrols in northern Syria
consistent with a current deal between the 2 international locations, the Turkish
protection minister has mentioned, expressing Ankara’s intention to
proceed a course of began by Ankara, Moscow and Damascus for
resolving terror and migration issues, Trend stories citing
Daily
News.
“Necessary agreements have been reached [between Türkiye and Russia].
This course of will proceed with the institution of joint facilities,
resumption of joint patrols and assembly of specialists. Our want is
that this course of continues in an affordable, logical and profitable
method,” Defense Minister Hulusi Akar informed reporters on the
parliament on Jan. 4.
Akar responded to the questions on his current assembly with
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and Syrian Defense Minister
Ali Mahmoud Abbas in Moscow. It was the primary official assembly
between Turkish and Syrian senior officers because the civil conflict
broke within the latter in 2011.
Türkiye has at all times been respectful to the sovereign rights and
borders of its neighbors, Akar mentioned, underlining that its sole
goal is to guard its residents and borders towards the
terrorists.
“Our want is to struggle terror efficiently. That’s what we would like
to do,” he mentioned. Türkiye and Russia had agreed to run joint patrols
in northern Syria consistent with a 2019-dated protocol. Akar’s
assertion informs that they are going to be resumed and managed by means of
a joint middle.
Türkiye’s different goal is the return of Syrian migrants it
has been internet hosting within the final decade to their homeland. “Our want is
the return of our Syrian brothers to their county in a voluntary,
secure and dignified approach. On the opposite hand, is the U.N. Security
Council decision 2254. We have at all times supported the
implementation of this in a holistic and inclusive approach,” he
said.
The decision stipulates amending the present Syrian
structure or writing a brand new one with the participation of the
opposition teams and holding free and truthful polls. The U.N.-led
talks for writing the structure in Geneva haven’t yielded any
end result thus far as a result of obstacles created by Damascus.
Akar additionally reiterated that Türkiye’s engagement with Damascus
doesn’t imply that it abandons the Syrian opposition teams. “It’s
out of the query that we do one thing towards them, one thing
that can complicate their lives. This ought to be identified by everybody
and everybody ought to act accordingly,” he mentioned.
