TR Hakan Fidan and Abbas Araghchi Hold Joint Presser

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stated on Monday that recent developments in Syria are not solely the result of external intervention, but stem from unresolved issues over the past 13 years.

Fidan emphasized that the Syrian government needs to engage in reconciliation with its people and legitimate opposition.

Speaking at a news conference with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, who is on an official visit to Turkyie, Fidan expressed that Ankara hopes to avoid further escalation in Syria’s ongoing conflict, which has persisted since 2011.

Clashes erupted on November 27 between Syrian government forces and opposition groups in the western countryside of Aleppo, marking an intensification of fighting after a period of relative calm.