Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, held negotiations on Syria in Moscow on 23 January, focusing on the creation of a security zone in the northern part of the war-torn country.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has stated that Turkey will not exclude US, Russia or other countries if they want to cooperate in creating a safe zone.
Turkey and Russia are on the same page regarding the Syrian settlement aside from the issue of the future of Bashar al-Assad, according to Cavusoglu.
The foreign minister noted that Turkey was in indirect contact with the Syrian government, without providing any details.
In an interview with broadcaster A Haber, Cavusoglu stated that Turkey and the United States had initiated discussions on who will be part of the administration for the Syrian city of Manbij, where Erdogan launched a military operation against Kurdish militias — which Ankara considers to be terrorist groups.
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