In this handout photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, third right, and Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, third left, attend the talks in Moscow, Russia. Defense ministers from Russia, Iran, Syria and Turkey attend talks in Moscow on Tuesday. The talks are part of the Kremlin’s efforts to help broker a rapprochement between the Turkish and Syrian governments. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Türkiye’s Defence Ministry said that “constructive” talks were held with representatives from Russia, Iran and Syria, as Damascus sought to step out of its decade-long isolation. Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar met his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu, Iranian Defence Minister Mohammed Reza Ashtiani and Syrian Defence Minister Ali Mahmoud Abbas in Moscow. The four ministers discussed “strengthening the security situation in Syria” and concrete steps to be taken to normalise relations between Turkey and Syria.

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