Turkey-Russia Idlib Accord 'Last Chance' for Syria Political Solution

Published September 27th, 2018 - 06:54 GMT
Turkey's foreign minister (Twitter)
Turkey's foreign minister (Twitter)

An agreement between Turkey and Russia to avert a regime assault on Idlib province is a "last chance" for a political solution in Syria, Turkey’s foreign minister said Wednesday.

"We should not miss this opportunity," said Mevlut Cavusoglu.

Cavusoglu said peace and stability should be restored in war-torn Syria through a political process.

 

 

He was speaking after a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif at UN headquarters.

Last week, Turkey and Russia agreed to establish a demilitarized zone in Idlib, Syria’s last opposition stronghold, following a meeting in the Russian city of Sochi between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

 

This article has been adapted from its original source.

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