Turkish FM announces a Russia visit on Wednesday in preparation for a forthcoming quad meeting. The focus of these discussions is the technical aspect that foreign ministers in attendance will cover.
Turkish FM Announces Quad Meeting
The announcement was stated by Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu when Moscow offered to host a meeting to discuss these technical talks. It will include Iran and Syria as additional participants, as explained by the official, Anadolu reported.
Ankara will also send its deputy foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu with FM Hossein Amir Abdollahian of Iran telling the media that Tehran is part of the talks that will prepare for the meetings, noted TRT World.
He added that the Astana format is the only format left for Syrian and remarked that having Iran is no problem for the Kremlin. The last meeting was on December 22 last year, when Ankara, Moscow, and Damascus were concerned about the terrorism in Syria, which led to more tripartite meetings to deal with this problem. Even before, Ankara was for the presence of Iran.
Where the next talks will be held has yet to be announced, but this would be another important meeting from the start of the civil war in Syria in 2011, cited Daily Sabah.
For regional cooperation, despite the differences of late between Ankara and Damascus in which, Abdollahian remarked they would do their part to resolve it.
Quakes Racked Turkey
Striking Turkey last month were tremors that caused massive death and ruin, wherein Iran expressed support. Deaths totaled 46,104 people dead as a result.
Expression of condolences globally that show support for Turkey and international efforts to rescue people was in full swing. Iran sent teams to assist the human tragedy while the west was accused of limited aid.
Cavusoglu added the quick assist of Iran's 150 team's quick moves had saved 11 people trapped in the debris. Turkey sent assistance to Syria as it suffered as well. He added that 475 trucks with aid had passed the Cilvegozu gate.
The Turkish official added that their airspace allowed passing to give humanitarian aid for Syria, allowing direct landings in Aleppo or Damascus. He reiterated that support for Syria is important despite its disasters and assured that they would aid others in need.
At the onset of the initial quake, Iran quickly assisted Ankara with orders from Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi himself. Abdollahian will be at quake-hit Adiyaman with Iranians giving urgent medical assistance via the mobile hospital.
Tehran and Ankara Increase Interaction
Cavusoglu said a state visit to Iran is in the works but has no definite schedule yet. Iran's Raisi will go to Turkey to meet his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan cut short by the quake.
Topics planned to be discussed at the regional and global level concern energy, trade, economics, and transport on their agenda.
Less natural gas was transported to Turkey for two months but has been restored. The Turkish official wants their energy cooperation to improve. The Iranian FM said that Turkey's security is mutual with Iran's. Russia would host a quad meeting with Turkey and Syria, including Iran, that will be important for all participants.
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