Putin said the Russian and Turkish defence ministers had already held talks on a specific action that the two countries would take in Idlib and that the measures, which he didn’t describe, would now be implemented.
“Unfortunately there are many problems there and we see them,” said Putin, standing alongside Erdogan.He said Turkey was doing a lot to try to remedy the situation, but that more action by both Ankara and Moscow was required to “liquidate the actions of terrorist groups.”
"Turkey loaded tanks and armoured vehicles onto trucks on Saturday and dispatched the convoy to the Turkish province of Hatay on the Syrian border, the Demiroren and Reuters news agencies reported.It was the second day of reinforcements of the Turkish military presence on the border near the northern Syrian province of Idlib, the last major rebel stronghold in Syria"
Putin said he had agreed to host a summit soon where Russia, Turkey, and Iran would discuss the situation in Syria. He did not name a date for the summit but said he and Erdogan had agreed on its provisional timing.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Wednesday to coordinate their moves in Syria as their governments bargain over zones of influence in the war-torn country.
The leaders share strong opposition to the U.S. military presence in Syria, seeing it as an obstacle to their clout in the country.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a meeting in Moscow on Wednesday vowed to coordinate their actions more closely in Syria.
"Cooperation between Russia and Turkey is a touchstone for Syrian peace and stability," Erdogan said in translated comments at a joint press conference after their talks, which lasted around three hours.
"With our Russian friends we intend to strengthen our coordination even more."
"We agreed how we'll coordinate our work in the near future," Putin said, calling the talks which included the countries' defence ministers "effective".
Defence Ministers of Russia and Turkey have been in discussion in advance of the Putin/Erdogan meeting. Iran will be in attendance at the next meeting. Undoubtedly their Defence Minister is already in talks with their Turkish and Russian counterparts.
Putin said that the leaders discussed the situation in Idlib "in great detail today.""We have a shared conviction that we must continue jointly fighting terrorists wherever they are, including in the Idlib zone," the Russian leader said.
Erdogan said that the countries will wage a "lengthy fight" (too out of context for me) in Syria.
"Russia and Turkey have agreed to coordinate ground operations in Syria""???
At the start of their meeting in the Kremlin, Putin addressed Erdogan as "dear friend," saying that their countries "work on issues of regional security and actively cooperate on Syria."Erdogan used the same term for Putin in translated comments and said "our solidarity makes a weighty contribution to the security of the region."
That kind of language suggests messages are being sent to other parties. From earlier today:
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