{"id":39157,"date":"2025-08-07T16:28:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T16:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/?p=39157"},"modified":"2025-08-07T16:28:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T16:28:58","slug":"al-sharaa-meets-turkish-foreign-minister-in-damascus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/07\/08\/2025\/al-sharaa-meets-turkish-foreign-minister-in-damascus\/","title":{"rendered":"Al-Sharaa Meets Turkish Foreign Minister in Damascus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Damascus, Syria \u2013<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa met today, Thursday, with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his accompanying delegation in the Syrian capital, Damascus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Syria\u2019s official news agency <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sana.sy\/?p=2258994\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SANA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Syrian Foreign Minister Asad Al-Shaibani also took part in the meeting between President Al-Sharaa and the Turkish officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The two sides discussed regional and international developments, as well as ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation across various fields.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last week, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/asharq.com\/politics\/146656\/%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A3%D8%BA%D8%B3%D8%B7%D8%B3\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asharq<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> newspaper revealed that Syria and Turkey are preparing to sign joint security and military agreements aimed at promoting stability in Syria following the collapse of the former regime last December.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to two military sources, one Syrian and one Turkish, the agreements are expected to be announced in late August, following Ankara&#8217;s acknowledgment of receiving an official request from Damascus for defence support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Turkish military source told <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asharq<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that a joint defence pact is currently being finalized and is expected to be signed within the coming weeks. A Syrian defence source confirmed the agreement will be signed later this month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Read also: <a href=\"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/06\/08\/2025\/ankara-and-tel-aviv-want-syria-not-the-syrians\/#\">Ankara and Tel Aviv Want Syria, Not the Syrians<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Turkish source added that the deal will establish a strategic partnership between Damascus and Ankara, including cooperation in several fields and the creation of three Turkish military bases in Syria: one in Palmyra (central Syria), one at T4 airbase in Homs, and another at Menagh airbase in Aleppo\u2019s countryside.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are also discussions about a possible fourth base in Deir ez-Zor, though no agreement has been reached yet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, a Syrian political source told <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asharq<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that the military bases will not be publicly announced as in the past. The April Israeli airstrikes on T4 and Sha\u2019yrat airbases prompted both sides to adopt a more discreet approach to military coordination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new agreement reportedly includes the establishment of training camps for Syria\u2019s new national army, activation of radar and air defence systems, and the use of drones in joint training programs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Syrian diplomatic source described the agreement as a gateway to the formal establishment of Turkish military bases in central and northern Syria. Military cooperation between the two countries reportedly began just weeks after Al-Sharaa assumed office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Read also: <a href=\"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/03\/08\/2025\/turkeys-role-in-syria-from-hafez-al-assad-to-ahmad-al-sharaa\/#\">Turkey\u2019s Role in Syria: From Hafez al-Assad to Ahmad al-Sharaa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asharq<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> emphasized that sources dismissed any link between the upcoming military deal and recent security incidents in Syria\u2019s coastal and southern regions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, Turkish MP Ayd\u0131n A\u011faoglu of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) told <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asharq<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that Turkey &#8220;will not allow any efforts to divide Syria or the continuation of separatist organizations threatening its territorial integrity.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A\u011faoglu added: \u201cThe legitimacy of Turkish intervention stems from an official request by the Syrian government. 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