Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said on Saturday that Turkey would have to end its military presence in his country to achieve a full rapprochement.
“We cannot talk about resuming normal ties with Turkey without removing the occupation,” he said after meeting his Iranian counterpart in Damascus.
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Turkey has been a major backer of the political and armed opposition to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during the 12-year conflict in Syria, and has sent its own troops into swathes of the country’s north.
NEWSRAEL: It seems that Turkey was close to making a deal with Assad, but the recent visit by Iranian FM Amirabdollahian ruined any moves of Assad towards Turkey.
Source: Al Arabiya