Foreign Minister: Turkey Does Not Have Preconditions for Dialogue With Syria

ANKARA (Reuters) —
Demonstrators gather during a protest against Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu’s comments on reconciliation of the opposition with the Syrian government, in the rebel-held city of Azaz, Syria, August 12. (REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano)

Turkey does not have preconditions for dialogue with the Syrian government and talks with Damascus should be goal-oriented, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday.

His comments reflected a recent softening of Ankara’s public stance toward the government of Bashar al-Assad, after more than a decade of conflict during which Turkey has backed rebels seeking to overthrow the Syrian president.

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