By: Kayhan Int’l Staff Writer

 

“Turkey was on the same page with Iran that the territorial integrity of Syria should be preserved.” 

Encouraging words indeed by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlud Chavusoglu in Ankara on Tuesday during his meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.

This is indicative of the anticipated thaw in relations between the two neighbours after over a decade of death and destruction Damascus had to endure because of infiltration of terrorists of all hue and colour from Turkey, especially the US-created macabrely murderous Daeshis. 

It seems reason has at last begun to prevail in the corridors of power in Turkey, which had unnecessarily allowed itself to be duped by the West and the Zionists to discard its friendly relations of zero problems with Syria, and adopt hostile postures that included sending troops across the border.

Although Chavusoglu said that he intends to hold his first official meeting with his Syrian counterpart, Faisal Mekdad probably next month to pave the path for a summit between Presidents Rajab Tayyeb Erdoghan and Dr. Bashar al-Assad, Damascus has made it clear that any such meeting requires the withdrawal of all Turkish forces from Syrian soil.

Amir-Abdollahian for his part welcomed these development, saying: “We are very pleased by the fact that relations between Damascus and Ankara are undergoing change. We believe any positive development in relations between Ankara and Damascus will benefit our region and our countries.”

He said the Islamic Republic is to make every effort to achieve this goal, given its close relationship with both Turkey and Syria.

The Iranian foreign minister who earlier visited Syria and Lebanon discussed a variety of issues of common interest with the Turkish authorities.

Hopefully, Ankara will review regional developments that require its distancing from the illegal Zionist entity, which is indeed an impediment to healthy ties and cooperation among the countries of the region.

It is too early to say Turkey will join the Resistance Front, but the trend of developments in the region and cooperation among the Muslim countries augurs well for peace in this part of the world.

Israel and the US are the archenemies of the Islamic Ummah and the moment this truth dawns on the countries of the region, whether Turkey or Arab states, Muslim unity will indeed flourish.

The Islamic Republic of Iran for its part will never spare any effort to foster solidarity among the countries of region and the world.

It was the first direct talks between Ankara and Damascus since the outbreak of the Syria war over a decade ago.

Turkey cut off its relations with Syria in March 2012, a year after the Arab country found itself in the grip of rampant and deadly violence waged by foreign-backed militants and terrorists.