Turkey calls for talks as Syria conflict flares


Turkey has called for negotiations between the warring sides following a successful offensive by Islamist rebels in Syria.

The latest events show that the Syrian government must come to an agreement with the people and opposition forces, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said at a press conference in Ankara with his Iranian colleague Abbas Araghchi.

Turkey’s aim is to see the Syrian refugees who live in Turkey return to Syria, he said.

Fidan called for a revival of the so-called Astana talks involving Russia, Iran and Turkey.

Moscow and Tehran support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the war, while Ankara supports the Syrian National Army (SNA), a rebel alliance consisting of several factions which launched an offensive against the Kurdish militia YPG in nothern Syria on Sunday.



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