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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan announced on Tuesday (October 2) that Turkey will host a summit aimed at finding solutions on the conflict in neighbouring Syria.
Speaking before AK Party members in Ankara, Erdogan said the Istanbul summit will be attended by Russia, Germany and France.
Erdogan said Turkey will strengthen its observation points in Syria’s northwest and work with Russia against radical groups.
Turkey and Russia agreed in mid-September to enforce a new demilitarized zone in Syria’s Idlib province from which rebels will be required to withdraw.
Before the deal and when a Syrian government offensive on Idlib seemed imminent, France had said that it was prepared to carry out strikes on Syrian targets if chemical weapons were used.
On Monday (October 1), US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said the United States and Turkey have started training together to carry out joint patrols soon in northern Syria’s Manbij area despite tense relations between the two countries.
As agreed by the two NATO allies in June, Turkish and U.S. forces are currently carrying out patrols in Manbij, but those are independent of each other. Training is the last step before the two countries carry out joint patrols.
Last month, Ankara said joint patrols and training for those would begin soon.
Source: Orient Net