Turkey advocates normalizing relations with Syria and asked for Russia’s assistance in this matter.
This was announced at a press conference following the results of Russian diplomacy in 2022 by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
“Turkey, as you know, advocated to normalize relations with Damascus. President Erdogan said that he was ready to meet with the president of Assad. They asked us to assist, a meeting of the Ministers of Defense of Turkey and Syria with Russian assistance was held, a meeting of foreign ministers is being prepared for the ministers things, ”he said.
The Russian Foreign Minister indicated that the United States also understood the need to interact with the legitimate power in Syria represented by President Bashar al -Assad.
“The Americans realized that it is pointless to cultivate some kind of guaido there (Venezuelan oppositionist Juan Guydo – Ed.) For Venezuela, that you need to work with those who have a mandate of the people. Now the same trends are manifested against Bashar Assad. The Americans have Closed contacts on prisoners of war with the Syrians, ”Lavrov noted.
In addition, the minister emphasized that the West does not want to return refugees to Syria, and the indicators of humanitarian assistance provided by the republic are one of the worst.