2023-04-25 11:10:30
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar announced that a quadruple meeting of defense ministers and heads of intelligence services in Russia, Turkey, Iran and Syria will be held in Moscow today, in a surprising step within the path of normalizing relations between Ankara and Damascus.
While all eyes were on the meeting of the foreign ministers of the four countries, which was announced to be held in Moscow at the beginning of next May, Akar said in a statement yesterday that “a meeting has been prepared between the defense ministers and intelligence chiefs of Turkey, Russia, Syria and Iran, on Tuesday. in the Russian capital, Moscow. Akar added, “We planned to hold a four-way meeting in Moscow, and our goal is to solve outstanding problems through dialogue, and to establish peace and stability in the region as soon as possible.”
In another matter, the European Union announced, on Monday, the imposition of a new package of sanctions against individuals and organizations linked to the Syrian government. In a statement published by the Dutch government, the “Union” stated that the sanctions package includes officials of the regime involved in drug trafficking on a large scale, and there are penalties against those responsible for “suppressing the people and violating human rights,” and penalties related to economic deals with Russia that the Federation considers “harmful.” with the Syrian people.
The Federation Council decided to include 25 individuals and 8 entities responsible for drug production and trafficking, especially Captagon.
Ankara hosts a quadripartite meeting within the path of normalization with Syria
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