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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Erdogan: Leaders of Türkiye, Syria Could Meet for Peace

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a meeting of his ruling AK Party in Ankara, Türkiye January 5, 2023. (Presidential Press Office/Handout via Reuters)

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he may meet Syria's Bashar al-Assad as part of a new peace process, after their defense ministers met last week for the highest-level talks between the two foes since the Syrian war began in 2011. 

In a speech in Ankara, Erdogan said the next step, following the landmark talks between defense ministers in Moscow, would be a trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers from Türkiye, Russia and Syria, to further develop contacts. 

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