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Turkey, Russia discussing possible operation in Syria’s Idlib, Lavrov says

by Daily Sabah

ISTANBUL Aug 29, 2018 - 12:00 am GMT+3
Foreign Minister Mevlu00fct u00c7avuu015fou011flu, left, shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov after their joint news conference following their talks in Moscow, Russia, Aug. 24, 2018. (EPA Photo)
Foreign Minister Mevlu00fct u00c7avuu015fou011flu, left, shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov after their joint news conference following their talks in Moscow, Russia, Aug. 24, 2018. (EPA Photo)
by Daily Sabah Aug 29, 2018 12:00 am

Turkish and Russian military officials are discussing a possible operation in northwestern Syria's Idlib province, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday.

"A few days ago in Moscow, as you know, there were talks between the foreign and defense ministers [of Turkey and Russia] with the participation of the representatives of secret services, during which Idlib was given primary attention for understandable reasons," Lavrov said.

According to Lavrov, military officials of the two countries, who know the situation on the ground, are discussing how to "turn political consensus into practical steps."

Russia's top diplomat insisted that Syrian opposition forces must be separated from "terrorists" and an "anti-terror operation" in the province was needed.

He also expressed hope that Western countries would not try to prevent an anti-terror operation in the area.

Speaking to reporters in Moscow after meeting with Lavrov last week, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu warned that a possible military solution in Idlib would be a "disaster."

Idlib, located in northwestern Syria on the Turkish border, has been under the control of opposition groups since March 2015 and has been facing intense air raids by the Bashar Assad regime and its backers ever since.

In an effort to restore calm in the region and improve the humanitarian situation in war-torn Syria, three guarantor states Turkey, Iran, and Russia launched the Astana process on Jan. 23, 2017, establishing de-escalation zones.

The Assad regime has repeatedly violated the cease-fire agreement with heavy air raids.

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