Syria Today: Çavuşoğlu in D.C; SDF Worried; Opposition Eyes New Path
THE SYRIAN OBSERVER
January 20, 2023
Your daily brief of the English-speaking press on Syria.
Your daily brief of the English-speaking press on Syria.
Reports by human rights organizations have cited cases of returning refugees being forcibly detained and tortured, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
In the last few days, Damascus put forward conditions for continuing talks with Ankara, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
Hurriyet suggested that the meeting of the foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey and the Assad regime would be held in January in Moscow, according to Baladi News.
According to information available to Asharq Al-Awsat, Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will meet next Wednesday in Moscow.
Turkey says its meeting with the Syrian regime did not address the issue of Idleb.
Iran says Russia, Turkey and Syria have recognized its role in the resolution of the conflict, according to Syria TV.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said the meeting between the defense ministers of Syria, Russia and Turkey was “useful”, according to Enab Baladi.
Russian President Vladimir Putin was the first to call for a return to the agreement during his meeting with his Turkish counterpart, according to Ath Press.
Nidal Kabalan said there were no permanent enmity or permanent friendship, according to Athr Press.
A Turkish drone struck the village of al-Raqas in the countryside of the town of Chalabiya, according to North Press.
Erdogan said he had offered Putin to formulate a mechanism to speed up the diplomatic track with the regime, according to al-Souria Net.
Relations between the two countries are moving in a positive direction, Baladi News reports.
CENTCOM called the operation a “unilateral” one, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Erdogan tries to get as many political benefits as possible from the operation, according to North Press.
Erdogan said during the call to the Russian president that it is important to implement the Sochi agreement, according to Baladi News.
Lavrentiev will make a “critical” visit to Ankara this week on December 8th and 9th, according to al-Souria Net.
Damascus is not opposed to normalization with Turkey, according to Orient News.
Turkey is likely to begin a ground offensive against YPG areas of influence, al-Souria Net.
The attack could have significant repercussions in Syria.
