Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio stressed the importance of engaging with the Syrian government on Tuesday, during a meeting in Washington DC, the Anadolu news agency reported, citing Turkish Foreign Ministry sources.
"Both sides emphasized the importance of engaging with the Syrian government and expressed their determination to stabilize Syria and combat terrorism," the sources said. The two officials also discussed the need for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, which was determined to be essential for regional peace. "Both sides clearly expressed their political will to remove the obstacles to cooperation in the defense industry. Technical meetings will be held to resolve existing issues," the unnamed sources added.
Rubio and Fidan then talked of efforts to achieve a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, the ongoing peace process between Azerbaijan and Armenia and the importance of Bosnia and Herzegovina's stability for the broader Balkan region.
