٠٠:٠٢:٥٨Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan underscored Turkey's 'vision of peace' while commenting on the Turkish initiative to re-establish Turkish-Syrian relations during a joint press conference with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan in Istanbul on Sunday.
"Regarding Syria, dear friends, the vision put forward by our president is, as you know, a vision of peace. This vision is actually a vision that he has been implementing in the region for a very long time, both with closed diplomacy and open diplomacy," he said.
Regarding the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, Ben Farhan said there is a 'glimmer of hope' that more countries around the world will recognise the Palestinian State, particularly European and Latin American countries, adding "we will continue to work together to draw more recognitions and promote the importance of a peaceful solution."
On Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he hopes to arrange a meeting with Assad soon.
On Wednesday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said during a meeting with Russian Presidential Special Envoy Alexander Lavrentiev that Syria is open to ‘all initiatives related to the relationship between Syria and Turkey that are based on the sovereignty of the Syrian state over its entire territory and the fight against all forms of terrorism’.
On Monday, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called on the Syrian government to take advantage of the current state of ‘calm’ to resolve constitutional issues and achieve peace with its opponents, adding that Turkey did not see the Syrian regime ‘taking advantage of this enough’.
Relations between Syria and Turkey deteriorated after the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011, with Erdogan calling for Assad to be overthrown and Turkey supporting the armed Syrian opposition. Turkey has taken in more than three million Syrian refugees displaced during the country’s civil war. In August 2016, the Turkish army entered areas in northern Syria to confront ISIS and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
'We put forward a vision of peace' - FM Fidan comments on potential reconciliation with Syria during talks with Saudi counterpart
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan underscored Turkey's 'vision of peace' while commenting on the Turkish initiative to re-establish Turkish-Syrian relations during a joint press conference with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan in Istanbul on Sunday.
"Regarding Syria, dear friends, the vision put forward by our president is, as you know, a vision of peace. This vision is actually a vision that he has been implementing in the region for a very long time, both with closed diplomacy and open diplomacy," he said.
Regarding the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, Ben Farhan said there is a 'glimmer of hope' that more countries around the world will recognise the Palestinian State, particularly European and Latin American countries, adding "we will continue to work together to draw more recognitions and promote the importance of a peaceful solution."
On Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he hopes to arrange a meeting with Assad soon.
On Wednesday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said during a meeting with Russian Presidential Special Envoy Alexander Lavrentiev that Syria is open to ‘all initiatives related to the relationship between Syria and Turkey that are based on the sovereignty of the Syrian state over its entire territory and the fight against all forms of terrorism’.
On Monday, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called on the Syrian government to take advantage of the current state of ‘calm’ to resolve constitutional issues and achieve peace with its opponents, adding that Turkey did not see the Syrian regime ‘taking advantage of this enough’.
Relations between Syria and Turkey deteriorated after the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011, with Erdogan calling for Assad to be overthrown and Turkey supporting the armed Syrian opposition. Turkey has taken in more than three million Syrian refugees displaced during the country’s civil war. In August 2016, the Turkish army entered areas in northern Syria to confront ISIS and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan underscored Turkey's 'vision of peace' while commenting on the Turkish initiative to re-establish Turkish-Syrian relations during a joint press conference with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan in Istanbul on Sunday.
"Regarding Syria, dear friends, the vision put forward by our president is, as you know, a vision of peace. This vision is actually a vision that he has been implementing in the region for a very long time, both with closed diplomacy and open diplomacy," he said.
Regarding the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, Ben Farhan said there is a 'glimmer of hope' that more countries around the world will recognise the Palestinian State, particularly European and Latin American countries, adding "we will continue to work together to draw more recognitions and promote the importance of a peaceful solution."
On Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he hopes to arrange a meeting with Assad soon.
On Wednesday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said during a meeting with Russian Presidential Special Envoy Alexander Lavrentiev that Syria is open to ‘all initiatives related to the relationship between Syria and Turkey that are based on the sovereignty of the Syrian state over its entire territory and the fight against all forms of terrorism’.
On Monday, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called on the Syrian government to take advantage of the current state of ‘calm’ to resolve constitutional issues and achieve peace with its opponents, adding that Turkey did not see the Syrian regime ‘taking advantage of this enough’.
Relations between Syria and Turkey deteriorated after the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011, with Erdogan calling for Assad to be overthrown and Turkey supporting the armed Syrian opposition. Turkey has taken in more than three million Syrian refugees displaced during the country’s civil war. In August 2016, the Turkish army entered areas in northern Syria to confront ISIS and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).