National Defense Minister of Türkiye Hulusi Akar and head of MIT Hakan Fidan met with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani and Syrian Defense Minister Ali Mahmoud Abbas, as well as heads of Russian, Iranian and Syrian intelligence services in Moscow on April 25, Ednews reports citing Ministry of National Defense of Türkiye.
During the meeting, practical steps were discussed in the field of strengthening security in Syria and the normalization of Syrian-Turkish relations.
Special attention was paid to the issues of countering all manifestations of terrorist threats, the fight against all extremist groups on the territory of Syria
Following the talks, the parties reaffirmed their desire to preserve the territorial integrity of Syria, as well as the need to intensify efforts for the speedy return of Syrian refugees to their homeland.
