Erdogan says he will meet with Assad
President Erdogan, "As Russia Turkey Syria, we started a process. We will meet as leaders according to the developments." said.
“Today I will have a meeting with Zelensky. We will discuss our meeting with Putin and how we can put Russia-Ukraine relations on a softer ground,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
“We started a process as Russia-Turkey-Syria.” President Erdogan said, “We will bring our foreign ministers together, and then we will come together as leaders, depending on the developments.” used the phrase.
Assad REFUSED TO MEET A FEW DAYS AGO
Speaking to Reuters, three officials close to Syria said that Assad had rejected the offer to meet with Erdogan under the mediation of Putin.
One of the officials said, “Why should we hand Erdogan victory for free? “There will be no rapprochement before the elections,” he said.
He added that Assad also turned down the idea of a meeting at the level of foreign ministers.