Russia and Turkey said “decisive measures are needed to ensure security” in Syria’s Idlib, where militants linked to al-Qaeda have seized control. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar agreed at talks in Ankara on Monday to continue coordination by their militaries and intelligence services “to establish ...
In a press conference on Monday with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister, Gebran Bassil, confirmed agreement on the pressing need to reach a swift political solution to the Syrian impasse. “We support the formation of a Syrian constitution and all efforts aiming at facilitating ...