Sources in the Turkish government have said that Erdogan will visit Iran to follow up on a series of cooperation among Ankara, Tehran and Moscow over the ongoing Syrian crisis, Tasnim news agency reported Aug. 19.
The sources said that cooperation among the three countries will see a huge boost over the coming months.
They also said Ankara stresses the territorial integrity of Syria and prevention of the formation of smaller regional governments, the report added.
The sources also stressed Ankara’s preparedness to engage in joint operations with Russia to fight the “Islamic State” (IS, aka ISIS, ISIL, Daesh) terrorist group.
Turkey has grown more welcoming of Russia’s and Iran’s position on the Syrian crisis in the past few months. The country took sides with the US and Saudi Arabia in rearing opposition groups in Syria, but now voices a position that is more like that of Tehran and Moscow.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visited Ankara a week ago. There, the Syrian issue constituted the hottest topic of discussion.
On Aug. 16, it was announced that Iran had accommodated Russian bombers at one of its western air bases to help Russia’s air raids on Syrian terrorists.
Turkish president to visit Iran
19 August 2016
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